One of the most common initial frustrations upon moving to Korea is not having wifi or contracted cell phone service without your Alien Registration Card issued. In fact, I can recall the first month living in Korea, I had to go to Angel-in-us every evening to work on my lessons materials.
Here are a few tips I have for beating this daunting hurdle.
Cafes
Perhaps the most obvious choice is to go to a cafe. I have two options when it comes to cafes. One I call the moral customer option, and the second option I call the leeching option.
Moral customer – Order an item off of the menu. preferably the cheapest item as going here consistently will add up over time.
Leeching option – More likely in metropolitan areas where there are many people. Find a Starbucks or other cafe with multiple floors and simply sit and use the WiFi. To me I always feel guilty doing this but, desperate times call for desperate measures.
Public Libraries
After working at a public library in America, to me this was an option that was second nature to me. Only downside to this one is that they are not open super late (usually).
Bus/KTX terminals
If you are living in a city with a KTX terminal or Bus terminal, these locations will likely have public wifi options. Again, in smaller towns it will be quite obvious that you are hanging around for WiFi but in larger cities, with so many people coming and going, hanging around with your laptop is probably not going to catch much attention.
Convenience stores
SOME convenience stores may have WiFi available to customers. Maybe go with a smart phone initially to search for WiFi options before lugging your laptop only to be disappointed.
If you moved to Korea, where did you go to get that free WiFi?
Ad astra per aspera,
Jeffrey
