Originally Posted by
ryanbryan
You can get the EG Sim at any GS25 (or at least definitely the one at Incheon - there is a big display of them facing the outside of the store). You do have to get it authorised by submitting a pic of your passport and some other details via a form online (instructions are provided with the SIM). You'll need to use the internet to do this, so use the free wifi at the airport.
They only do the authorisations during business hours, but it's usually pretty quick - definitely not three days. I arrived at ICN after the authorisations ceased (9pm or so), and set it all up, was authorised by the time I woke up the next morning.
Coverage was excellent and had no problems with it at all after the slightly painful setup procedure.
We're getting in at 4am - will the convenience store be open? I'm just afraid that they may not have any in stock at the time or that the store is closed for whatever reason. But otherwise, if we were to get one when we're there, it sounds like you can register/apply for authorization immediately (I guess online as you mentioned as long as we can find wifi - do you actually fill out and submit the passport photo through a website? nm I think i found it by downloading the manual from their site - you register at
http://m.egsimcard.co.kr/) and it should get registered within the next day or so?