In response to my comments at the plenary, the situation in Korea is a bit more complex than "they have their own incompatible system". In summary: - GSM is very limited, if at all existent (I found one network listed as "planned for Sept 2003") - Some pages claim "not compatible with your US handset" -- i.e. no CDMA roaming - Many pages offer rentals - Some providers appear to offer roaming using your GSM SIM card in a Korean CDMA handset (unless I got that all wrong) Google for "Korean Cell Phones" or "Roaming in Korea" for more info. Otherwise, I am pretty sure you can get a phone and a prepaid service for something reasonable, but I will know more when I visit there in 30 days. Since Samsung is the sponsor, why not just include a phone for each attendee in the registration packet in stead of a T-shirt? :-) Cheers, Ole Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Tel: +1 408-527-8972 GSM: +1 415-370-4628 E-mail: ole@cisco.com URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj