Telemaphone

I got my cell phone yesterday. I had originally planned to buy a used one from another person that was living here. He was offering a Motorola KRZR which is what I had in the states and liked it. I realized that I would have to make an hour and a half subway ride to get to him though and decided nuts to that. Plus, I didn't really use all the features that it came with and couldn't justify the purchase except as just a creature comfort. Then it seemed like he had stolen it, because he also had two more phones for sale and one was in it's original box, unopened. So, very shady indeed. Instead I got a used phone which has surpassed all of my expectations. Here's the money shot.

That's what $50 gets you in Korea. I had to pay a $20 starter fee and paid for three months of service up front which was only 10,000 won for each month. So I've got a bitchin' new phone and three months of service for roughly $100. But given the current economy, it rounds to something more like $65-70. Also, I can't believe the amount of features on this phone. I have subway maps for every single city on here, a piano and full music editing software program, I can do photo editing, a karaoke program, 3 megapixel camera and video, it came with a game like Aero Fighters Assault, full calender crap, it acts as a flash drive, a flashlight, has bluetooth, infrared, and a pile of other crap.

Skype

If you want to contact me while I am over here, the best method is probably Skype. Skype is a program that lets you use instant messaging and free Skype to Skype calls. So if you're on the computer and so am I, you can call me and speak to me directly and if you have a webcam we can even see each other.

One ability I don't know if I want to pay for is for a fee I can make phone calls to land-lines, ie calling your phone. I'd rather just talk to you on your computer and save the $130 a year instead. But things might change and I'll let you know.

So to get Skype, go to the website listed above. You can download the program here.

Then just add me by searching for my name. I hope to hear from you soon.