FAQ

In order to connect to the free olleh wi-fi after purchase offline or online, you will have to apply for a data plan more than 500MB and register your wifi mac address on our system by contacting us. 

Please note that whenever you top up new data, you need to re-register your wifi mac address even if it is already registered.

< Check-point for requests procedures > 

* Hotline : 1899-6120
- Monday to Friday : 09:00 ~ 18:00

* Facebook : facebook.com/egsimcard (Weekdays only at 09:00 ~ 18:00)

* Email : egsim@codemobile.co.kr(Weekdays only at 09:00 ~ 18:00)   

* How to find out wifi mac address 

- Go to settings>more settings>about phone(about device or my device)>status>wifi mac address for ANDROID version.
- Go to setting>general>about>wifi address for IOS version.
* How to find out IMEI
- You can find IMEI by pressing *#06# on the keypad of your device. 
  Or
- Settings>more settings>about phone(about device or my device)>status>IMEI for ANDROID version.
- Settings>general>about>IMEI for IOS version.
    

It sometimes happens that your phone still doesn't work even after trying to do start-up procedure. In that case, please contact us after checking your phone number and imei. 

- You can find IMEI by pressing *#06# on the keypad of your device. 
  Or
- Settings>more settings>about phone(about device or my device)>status>IMEI for ANDROID version.

- Settings>general>about>IMEI for IOS version.

[Business hours]
* Hotline : 1899-6120
- Monday to Friday : 09:00 ~ 18:00
* Facebook : facebook.com/egsimcard(Weekdays only at 09:00 ~ 18:00)
* Email :egsim@codemobile.co.kr(Weekdays only at 09:00 ~ 18:00)
  

- Facebook, and email, and Q&As are available around the clock but we check them during the weekdays(10:00-19:00) only. We don't check them during the weekends & holidays. If you have any inquiries, please leave a message on Facebook, or Q&A, or send us email, then we will handle them in business hours.

If you're urgent, please call us at 1899-6120.

You should activate it before you using it in your phone under connected wifi zone or with another phone after you buy the EG sim card at those selling points.

* Please note that one person can use one simcard ONLY.
* Koreans, dual nationality holders including Korean nationality, Seamen, flight attendants, US Army soldiers in Korea not able to use EG simcards.

And even if you're an overseas passport holder, but if you have an Alien Registration Card or Residence Report Card of Oversea Koreans issued by Korean Government, you cannot use EG simcard but EG CARD at our head office in seolleung.

[1] How to recognize your simcard physically on the phone
Put your simcard into your phone and restart the phone 3-4 times with wifi off, data roaming off, data network on.
If it works, you can see the signal 'H' or 'H+' next the time on your display.

[2] How to activate on our system

Step 1 : Open the browser 

Step 2 : Visit our website: m.egsimcard.co.kr  

- select the language

- Please apply now!

Step 3: Read and agree the “Service Terms and Conditions”.

Step 4 : Fill in the order form.
(1) Phone number - Enter phone number on the sim card envelope.

(2) Sim number - Enter last 3 digits serial no. on the sim card label.(except character“F”) 

:To check the phone number, 20-digits Sim number serial no. will be shown by the system.

(3) Date of entry - It's very important.
(4) Email address - Enter email.

(5) Verification - Upload file “copy of your passport”.(shooting your passport)

Step 5: Activate Sim card within *business hours.

(1) It’s processing time only less than 10 minutes.

(2) Apply for Activation.

1) Fill in the order form and submit to us anytime including weekend and holidays. (365 days x 24 hours)

2) Activate Sim card within business hours.(processing time only less than 10 minutes)

3) If the activation successful, system will send a SMS to you included balance and expiry date.

* consultation for Sim card Activation

- Monday to friday : 09:00 ~ 18:00

[3] 
Enjoy phone and Surf the Internet if the procedures is completed.

- system will send a SMS to you included balance and expiry date if the activation successful. 

It’s possible to check your validity period and balance by using either our website or apps.

1) Via Website

Note that it is a single web site designed to display the same content in different formats depending the screen size you are viewing it from. Our website makes it easier for you to manage your account on your own mobile phone that support android, IOS, Window mobile. 

Step 1 Visit our website : http://www.egsimcard.co.kr

Step 2 Sign in (on)

Step 3 Tap My account

Step 4 Tap Check phone number  

Step 5 Enter phone number (omit “-“) and Tap search button,its webpage lets you see your account balance and validity for data and voice and monitor your data, text or voice usage if your sim card would not expire. 

2) Via Apps

Step 1 Download “EG SIM Card” at the play or app store. 

Step 2 Tap Home > Your account > Check balance, its apps lets you see your account balance and validity for data and voice , and monitor your data, text or voice usage if your sim card would not expire.

* Koreans, dual nationality holders including Korean nationality, Seamen, flight attendants, US Army soldiers in Korea not able to use EG simcards.

And even if you're an overseas passport holder, but if you have an Alien Registration Card or Residence Report Card of Oversea Koreans issued by Korean Government, you cannot use EG simcard but EG CARD at our head office in seolleung

* You can buy EG simcards on the spot at Selling Points as below.
- Incheon airport : AREX desk or AREX Travel center
- Jeju int'l airport : GS25 convenience store

- Famous places in Seoul 

In that case, you have to activate it and apply for a data plan if you need. 

1. Where to buy
Click  Home > Buy > Offline

2. How to activate sim card

It’s possible to fill in the application form through the webpage by using your own smartphone or other person's smartphone as below.
(Desktop and lap top are not available)

  
Step 1 : Visit our website: m.egsimcard.co.kr
Step 2 : Fill in the order form.

- Enter phone number, last 3 digits of the simcard which is on the envelope, arrival date, and email, and upload the “copy of your passport”.

Step 3: Apply for Activation.

1) Fill in the order form and submit to us anytime including weekend and holidays. (365 days x 24 hours)

2) Activate Sim card within business hours.(processing time only less than 10 minutes)

3) If the activation successful, system will send a SMS to you included balance and expiry date.

* consultation for Sim card Activation

- Monday to friday : 09:00 ~ 18:00

Step 4: Enjoy phone and Surf the Internet if the procedures are completed.

- You will get SMS included balance and expiry date if the activation is successful. 

3. How to apply for a data plan

*  You cannot recharge your data directly. Instead, you can only use data plan by transferring your voice balance through our apps or website.  
In that case, some money will be deducted from your voice balance to data.

* Notes
- Data is available for 30 days only from the date you top it up.
- Please note that even if there is data, you cannot use your data temporarily if your voice balance comes to zero. Don't make your voice balance comes to zero. But if you recharge your voice balance again, you can use your data again.
- You can top up new data after finishing your data. When there is data if you top up new data, your remaining data will be gone. New data won't be added to the existing data.

* How to top up data Via "eg simcard" app

Step 1: Download EG SIM card apps at app store or play store.

Step 2: Select “Home > Your account > Apply for / terminate data service.

Step 3: Select items of data plan, such as 500MB, 1GB.

Step 4: Tap OK button to complete top-up transaction.

Step 5: Upon successful top up,you will receive a SMS notification on your data balance and expiry date.

* If you buy EG simcard via online,  you can pick it up at a Pick up place or receive it at a designated address by local delivery service. 

* If you buy it via online, you don't need to activate it by yourself. It will be handed to you after activation. Just put your simcard into your phone and restart your phone 3-4 times with wifi off, data roaming off, data network on.

But if you buy it at offline, you need to activate it by yourself through m.egsimcard.co.kr. And apart from uploading the copy of passport, you need to restart your phone 3-4 times with wifi off, data roaming off, data network on after putting your simcard into the phone.

* One of the differences between online and offline is business hours in Pick up places and selling points. Especially, when you arrive in airport so early or late, you can’t collect EG Sim card at Pick up places but you will have to buy it at specific selling points directly. 

1) Plans
- Online : Click here 

- Offline : All packages include the simcard fees, and the fees could be varied in different stores 

2) SIM Fee 
- Online : Dual(Regular & Micro / 4,400 KRW), Nano (7,700 KRW)
- Offline : All packages include the simcard fees, and the fees could be varied in different stores 

3) SIM Activation 
- Online : No need 
- Offline : Need (m.egsimcard.co.kr)

4) Collect(Pick up) 
- Online : within business hours at the pick up places
 
5) Payment 
- Online : Global credit card 
- Offline : Cash / Credit card 

If you buy a EG simcard via online by global credit card, you can make it deliver to your designated address by local delivery service such as Hotel, house, office and so on, including Jeju Island (International delivery service is not available any more).

1) Note that you have to fill out your shipping information below.

- Address and contact number, check-in name (contact person) where you will be staying in Korea.

- Using this contact number, delivery guy is going to call someone at your staying address (Front desk) to inform the delivery date and time before your package is delivered.
- If your shipping information is wrong or leave out, your package will not be delivered.
 

2) When will you provide me with my local Korean phone number ?  

You will know it when we shipped the packages to your designated address.

3) How much is it ?  

You will pay for it depends on the plan you choose.

- Click here 

And sim card fee and domestic shipping fee are separate as below. 

(1) Sim card fee

- Dual simcard(Regular & Micro) simcard : 4,400krw(online, it's for free) 
- Nano sim Card : 7,700kw(online it's 5,000krw)  

(2) Domestic shipping fee is 3,500 KRW
 (Jeju island or hilly region is 5,500krw)

4) How do I use data service ?

You can use both voice calling and data depends on the plan you choose.  

If you choose Saving plan but want to use data, you can use 500MB. Or you can use 1GB, or 2GB, or 5GB after additional recharge to your voice account and transferring credit from your voice balance to data by yourself via our apps or website. 

-  Here are our data plans.

For 30 days validity period, we offer 3 different data plan depending on the amount of data you need.

1) 5GB is 30,000krw (Olleh wi-fi is available, 30 day-Validity)
2) 2GB is 19,000krw (Olleh wi-fi is available, 30 day-Validity)
3) 1GB is 13,500krw (Olleh wi-fi is available, 30 day-Validity)     

4) 500MB is 90,000krw (Olleh wi-fi is available, 30 day-Validity) 

-Please note that 

· Data charges are non-refundable while using the data service,

· Data balance will not be carried to the next month,

· Data balance will not be added when you transfer data from your voice account while in use.

· If your voice credit has zero balance or data credit has zero balance, or your phone number is expired, you can't use data temporarily until you top up for voice or data.

5) Will I have to activate Sim Card ?  

You don't need to activate it if you buy it via online. It will be handed to your after activation. Just put your simcard into your phone and restart the phone 3-4 times with wifi off, data roaming off, data network on.

6) Can I order online more than one EG SIM Card at a time with same delivery address? 

It is possible to buy simcards more than one on our website. But in that case, you need to make an order several times. For example, if you want to buy 3 simcards, you need to place an order three times. Because you need to upload the copy of passport for each person.

If you want to receive 3 simcards by local delivery service, just make the first order for a local delivery service and pay shipping fee. And make two orders for Picking up at a pick up place and let us know the three order numbers. Then you can receive them at the same place without additional shipping fee for two orders.   

< First Order > 

Step 1 : Select EG SIM card and Buy button.

Step 2 : Fill in Billing/Shipping address. 

Step 3 : Upload copy of passport for subscriber Identification.

Step 4 : Fill in basic information about you.

Step 5 : Make a payment using credit card.  

< Repeat : Second Order >  

Step 1 : Select EG SIM card and Buy button again.

Step 2 : Choose toggle button as as in figure below  

        if this is new order add to same delivery address and same receiver.

Step 3 : Choose the pick up place

Step 4 : Upload copy of passport for subscriber Identification.

Step 5 : Fill in basic information about you.

Step 6 : Make a payment using credit card. 

And let us know the two order numbers. Then we will send you two simcards to your designated address in the first order.

7) Am I supposed to receive a confirmation email with the order number?  

It is possible to to check/receive your order again on our website. 

(1) Visit our website and login 

(2) Click Home > My account > Order history.

8) Am I supposed to place an order again when my payment was failed during the order processing?  

There no need to place an order again, it is possible to make a payment again on our website. 

(1) Visit our website and login 

(2) Click Home > My account > Order history.

(3) Click the red button in the payment item.

(4) Fill up the necessary information on webpage and follow webpage instructions to complete order transaction.

(5) That’s all.

You can pick up EG SIM card at specific pick up places below when you buy it via online with using your global credit card at least 2 days before.

1) Where are pick up places ? 

- Click here 

- seolleung : Code Mobile's head office. 

2) When will you provide me with my local Korean number ?  

You will get know it when you pick up the sim card at a pick up place.

3) How much is it ?  

It depends on the plan you choose. 
- Click here 
If you choose Saving plan but want to use data, you can use 500MB. Or you can use 1GB, or 2GB, or 5GB after additional recharge to your voice account and transferring credit from your voice balance to data by yourself via our apps or website. 

- Here are our data plans.

For 30 days validity period, we offer 3 different data plan depending on the amount of data you need.

1) 5GB is 30,000krw (Olleh wi-fi is available, 30 day-Validity)
2) 2GB is 19,000krw (Olleh wi-fi is available, 30 day-Validity)
3) 1GB is 13,500krw (Olleh wi-fi is available, 30 day-Validity),    

4) 500MB is 9,000krw (Olleh wi-fi is available, 30 day-Validity), 

Please note that 

· Data charges are non-refundable while using the data service,

· Data balance will not be carried forward next month,

· Data balance will not be added when you transfer data from your voice account while in use.

· If your voice credit has zero balance or data credit has zero balance, you can't use data temporarily until you top up for voice or data.

5) Will I have to activate Sim Card ?  

You don't need to activate it before use when you buy it online.

6) How to collect sim card at the collection places above ?

When you drop by collection place, you have only to show your passport to verify your real name and collect sim card and then the shopkeeper will transfer voice account to data balance to use data for you, as I mentioned above, you can use it immediately. 

7) Am I supposed to receive a confirmation email with the order number?  

It is possible to to check/receive your order again on our website. 

(1) Visit our website and login 

(2) Click Home > My account > Order history.
 

8) Am I supposed to place an order again when my payment was failed during the order processing?  

There no need to place an order again, it is possible to make a payment again on our website. 

(1) Visit our website and login 

(2) Click Home > My account > Order history.

(3) Click the red button in the payment item.

(4) Fill up the necessary information on webpage and follow webpage instructions to complete order transaction.

(5) That’s all.