How to Get Free Wifi Anywhere in Korea
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You’re traveling to Korea and looking for some free wifi hotspots you can leech off of. Starbucks, McDonalds, and even taxis offer free wifi, but for some reason, the passwords aren’t made so clear. Fear not. Here’s how you can unlock free wifi anywhere you go in Korea!
Korea has a number of popular routers that come with factory set passwords. Although people do change it, a surprising number of people leave the factory password as is. Many businesses and major corporations in Korea also regularly offer wifi, but don’t readily reveal their passwords. If you want to get free wifi in Korea, find the wifi name below and try out the password. It’s not guaranteed to work, but chances are high that you’ll be scoring some free wifi anywhere you go in Korea!
| Wifi Spot | Password |
|---|---|
| KT SSID , KT_WLAN | 1234567890 | 123456789a | 1234567890c |
| HellowD (헬로우 디), Hellowireless, SO070VOIP | 534f4b4354 |
| Tbroadnet | 123456789 |
| Egg 택시 (taxi) | SHOW3382 |
| KWI-B2200T, KWI-2200 | SHOW3382 | password |
| myLGnet, myLG070 | 123456789a | 987654321a | 1234567890 | myLGNetfe07 |
| SK | a123456789 |
| Tbroadnet | a123456789 |
| 세븐일레븐 (7-Eleven) | 2127393302 |
| 맥도날드 (McDonalds) | 16005252 (McDonald’s delivery phone number) |
| 스타벅스 (Starbucks) | Phone number of the starbucks you’re at (see receipt) |
| tobis | 1234 |
| iptime, anygate, zio, linksys | no default passwords 🙁 |
If these passwords don’t work, remember to check out these 10,000 places to get free wifi in Seoul!
Lastly, do remember that free Wi-Fi hotspots may not always be secure. To prevent data theft through these networks, you can opt for a VPN for Korea with local servers. Premium services like ExpressVPN are recommended since they not only provide security, but also speed thanks to their dedicated online traffic tunnels.
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The next site that needs it’s own app is Seoulistic!
Thanks!
I went to a few Starbucks outlets in S.K recently but the WIFI wasn’t locked 🙂
awesome !! thanks!!
Help! Just got here and can’t figure out how to do this free wi-fi thing.. thank you..K
password works . my korean neighbor has this mylgnet router now im using the net for free ^_^
There also used to be LG U+ networks in Seoul metro, but the usable ones disappear recently… Anyways, for SSID “U+ Zone” (exactly this one! not “U+zone” for example) the password is “lguplus100” (first letter is small L)… Some times this password also works for other U+ networks, like “U+village”, but rare though
Currently travelling in Korea and will test out the default passwords if I see them.
Depending where I am I can sometimes find a free wifi but quality and speeds differ.
iptime = no password needed and great speeds!
OMG I wish I had this last year.
definitely gonna make good use of it this year (:
What about the Olleh wifi password?which is everywhere in korea, on the bus ,on train…
Man !
I needed this like one month ago when i was there…(sad).
Ah maybe i should come again 🙂
There are lots of ways to get free wifi in Seoul, but I decided to pay for olleh wifi, it’s fast and you can find it everywhere.
just go to the convenience store nearby and ask for OLLEH WIFI and they will print the pin number on the receipt.
its really inexpensive (1100won/hr, 3300won/day which is only about $1/hour, $3/day) and you can use it everywhere in seoul, have fun in seoul !
if i buy OLLEH WIFI $1 card, can i use my 1 hour over a period of time? like for 15 mins at 4 different places?
7 eleven?
any username/password for T Wifi zone ??
T Wifi zone is a paid service but offered free to subscribers of SKT.
SKT keeps a list of subscribers’ device MAC address so only these valid MAC addresses have access to the internet. Other MAC addresses are redirected to a website where you have to pay.
You can either pay or you can clone the device MAC address of someone you know that uses SKT like I do (not exactly “legal” but they don’t know that lol).
How do you clone it? I am an SKT subscriber myself. I had a t wifi zone access .. But after I upgraded my iPhone. I am unable to use T wifi Zone and T Wife zone secure .. I wanna use it again freely .. can you help?
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Thank you!!!!! You rock!
I try it whilein korea keepme updated on free wifi in korea guys…
Anyone know pw U+Net5f53 / wpa2 ???
I know.. In my country There’s a lot of wifi access points. But I want to say this sentence. Nowhere is free. In korea, the service of Internet speed is very important to korean like you guys. So. As Other country, using above information but not expecting They will serve free wifi. I just write this cause i’ve thought my travling througj EU
when i was there iptime was always free!
iptime is not accessible in some area
Thank you so much. That list was very helpful when I visited Korea last month. 🙂
sorry if this is a silly question but suppose im in seoul and want to connect my phone from the U.S. to wifi, is that possible or are those networks different too?
thanks
Wifi will work anywhere in the world. Has nothing to do with country 🙂
Seriously dude, your blog is the most helpful one out there.
Yay Keith! So glad you exist. (^_^)
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Hi, can you advise how to use wifi egg? Can we use our mobile phone to access its free wifi? No passsword needed?
Thks.
I was able to use U+Village at DongDaegu Station, thanks a bunch bro!
Was out and about today and remembered I bookmarked this post. Came in handy! 🙂
HI Keith,
i will be travelling to seoul for the 1st time…Excited!!! ._.
But im on a budget travel and wanted to visit as much on place of interest as possible … but it will cost alot..
Do you have any website OR apps for Discount coupons or FREE pass to recommend??
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Cloris
According to my friend, Olleh WiFi connection can be had for free using installed apps like Facebook and Twitter. You can’t browse on Chrome/Firefox, but you can access the net via apps, as long as you’re connected to Olleh. She told me this trick after my Seoul trip, so I wasn’t able to really experience it, sad to say.