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when laptop is used overseas, connection can easily be made Through the e-station ID and mobile phone number.
10% lower than existing rates. Payment made after usage, added on to mobile phone usage fee.
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SK Telecom has launched "Overseas Internet Roaming Services", through which the user can connect easily to the Internet with his/her e-station ID, password and mobile phone number, and allows the use of the Internet at low fees.
"Overseas Roaming Services" targets SK Telecom customers that frequently use their laptops overseas, such as for travel or business trips.
For the "Overseas Internet Roaming Services", a partnership has been set up with iPass, the world’s largest VNO that has ties with approximately 300 local internet service providers around the world. It is a service through which wireline, wireless access is possible in the airports, cafes and hotels of approximately 70 countries around the world. Without a separate subscription process, the local Internet network can be accessed through the connection program with a single ID (e-station ID, password, mobile phone number), and the advantage is that fees are an average 10% lower than local rates. Payment is settled after usage, and added to the mobile phone usage fee, and thus it is convenient because separate settlement need not be made during travel or business trips.
In the case of laptops with a wireless LAN card installed, the service can be used in approximately 42,000 access points in 67 countries, such as the U.S., Japan and Europe where wireless connection is possible, while in the case of wired access, the service can be used in approximately 1,800 access points (hotels, airports, etc.) in 48 countries including the U.S., Australia and Europe.
Customers that wish to use the "Overseas Internet Roaming Service" must download the access program from SK Telecom’s roaming webpage (www.sktroaming.com) and install it in their laptops, and when overseas, move to wireless or wired line access points, and connect to the Internet with use of the connection program.
Fee plans per region are applied on a daily basis. In the case of wire line access, from 12 pm ~ 12 pm, rates are $9.32/day in North America, $18.7/day in Europe, $16.82/day in Asia-Pacific, and $18.7/day in other regions. For wireless access, from 0 am ~ 0 am, rates are $5.57/day in North America (excluding T-Mobile HotSpots), $9.99/day in North America (T-Mobile HotSpots), $16.82/day in Europe, $6.51/day in Asia-Pacific, and $18.7/day in other regions.
Inquiries into more detailed information on usage method, accessible areas and fee plans are possible through SK Telecom’s roaming webpage (www.sktroaming.com) or roaming customer center (1599-2011, charged) > 1. automatic roaming service guide (open 24hrs on business days, closed on weekends and holidays).
SK Telecom’s head of Global Roaming Business, Lee Sung-Young, remarked, "The overseas Internet roaming services complements the narrow coverage and high rates of existing wireless Internet services. Going forward, we will continue to expand overseas Internet roaming coverage, so that the service becomes an essential in overseas travel along with automatic roaming services."
"Overseas Roaming Services" targets SK Telecom customers that frequently use their laptops overseas, such as for travel or business trips.
For the "Overseas Internet Roaming Services", a partnership has been set up with iPass, the world’s largest VNO that has ties with approximately 300 local internet service providers around the world. It is a service through which wireline, wireless access is possible in the airports, cafes and hotels of approximately 70 countries around the world. Without a separate subscription process, the local Internet network can be accessed through the connection program with a single ID (e-station ID, password, mobile phone number), and the advantage is that fees are an average 10% lower than local rates. Payment is settled after usage, and added to the mobile phone usage fee, and thus it is convenient because separate settlement need not be made during travel or business trips.
In the case of laptops with a wireless LAN card installed, the service can be used in approximately 42,000 access points in 67 countries, such as the U.S., Japan and Europe where wireless connection is possible, while in the case of wired access, the service can be used in approximately 1,800 access points (hotels, airports, etc.) in 48 countries including the U.S., Australia and Europe.
Customers that wish to use the "Overseas Internet Roaming Service" must download the access program from SK Telecom’s roaming webpage (www.sktroaming.com) and install it in their laptops, and when overseas, move to wireless or wired line access points, and connect to the Internet with use of the connection program.
Fee plans per region are applied on a daily basis. In the case of wire line access, from 12 pm ~ 12 pm, rates are $9.32/day in North America, $18.7/day in Europe, $16.82/day in Asia-Pacific, and $18.7/day in other regions. For wireless access, from 0 am ~ 0 am, rates are $5.57/day in North America (excluding T-Mobile HotSpots), $9.99/day in North America (T-Mobile HotSpots), $16.82/day in Europe, $6.51/day in Asia-Pacific, and $18.7/day in other regions.
Inquiries into more detailed information on usage method, accessible areas and fee plans are possible through SK Telecom’s roaming webpage (www.sktroaming.com) or roaming customer center (1599-2011, charged) > 1. automatic roaming service guide (open 24hrs on business days, closed on weekends and holidays).
SK Telecom’s head of Global Roaming Business, Lee Sung-Young, remarked, "The overseas Internet roaming services complements the narrow coverage and high rates of existing wireless Internet services. Going forward, we will continue to expand overseas Internet roaming coverage, so that the service becomes an essential in overseas travel along with automatic roaming services."