Hello Kimmy!
This is Soobin Lee of 100mb.kr.
Thank you very much for trusting 100mb.kr and leaving questions :)
Obviously, international people can open
high-speed Internet using
certificate of alien registration.
Unfortunately, however,
minors cannot open internet.
The regulation that
"one cannot open Internet using the name of minor"
is applied to everyone,
regardless of whether you are a local resident or foreigner.
The local residents (with Korean nationality) can
open Internet through a legal representative,
but it may be hard for foreigners to follow this procedure.
P.S: We, 100mb.kr, do not support
telephone counseling in English (CS),
so please ask us through the board if you have any questions :)
K****
Thank you 이수빈.
Does this mean that even though a minor has an alien registration certificate,
I cannot sign up for internet subscription?
I will need to use a wifi line during my stay in Korea. If I cannot subscribe
for internet access, would it be better to have my Korean friend sign it up for me?
I am currently living with my friend and plan to live together for a year.
Afterwards, I plan to live by myself. Thus, does this mean that once my Korean
friend leaves my house after our stay together, will our subscription for
internet use be cancelled?
운영진 이수빈
@KimmyThat is not true :)
There isn’t a regulation that
the contractor must live at the location
he or she subscribed for.
However,
I have a feeling that your friend is also a minor.
If my prediction is true,
I’m afraid your friend can also not sign up
for internet access :(
I have two questions for you.
1) Is your friend also a minor?
2) If he or she is not a minor,
will your friend agree to use his/her name to sign up for internet access?
K****
Fortunately, my friend is an adult. (21 years old)
I have another question. Is the stipulated period to use the internet a total of 3 years in Korea?
If this is true, I can then take care of the internet bill for my friend for a total of 3 years
if we use my friend’s name to sign up for the internet?
My friend has agreed to our plan. What are the next steps?
운영진 이수빈
@KimmyThank you for your prompt reply :)
Since your friend will be the contractor,
I will need to speak with him/her on the phone.
(I’m sure your friend can speak in Korean, correct?)
Please leave a reply of your friend’s mobile number.
Once on the phone,
I will let him/her know about all the details
and procedures in subscribing :)
K****
Thank you, 이수빈 Mobile number is 010-3902-**** It would be great if you can call before 5PM as my friend has a part time job during the evening.
운영진 이수빈
@KimmyI will call your friend immediately!
I’m more thankful for your cooperation :)
If you have any other questions,
please let me know about it on this board.