Emoticons in Korea

June 21, 2007 in Internet, Korean Language, Telecommunications

This will be brief, but I thought I’d make a quick comment on the emoticons used in Korea in terms of the Internet and also on the cell phones. 
 In the United States, we would use this for a happy face:      – a sideways happy face, but the Koreans use other symbols like this: [...]

Calling the U.S. Collect

June 21, 2007 in Telecommunications

So, I found the following to help people conduct the above while living in Korea. 
Dial 00799 (with no prefix) if you would like the help of an operator from Korea Telecom in making an international call. You can do this from anywhere in the country, and there are a diverse range of services available. First [...]