Can I take my mobile phone to North Korea?

Question 1: Can I bring my mobile phone when traveling to North Korea? When entering North Korea, mobile phones, newspapers and books (especially Korean newspapers and books) need to be stored, while others such as laptops and MP4s are basically unrestricted.

Question 2: Can I take my mobile phone with me to travel to North Korea?

? North Korean customs does not allow guests to bring their mobile phones into the country and requires them to be stored before leaving the country. Cameras, video cameras, Mp3 players, binoculars, etc. You can carry it. Newspapers and magazines can be carried, but pay attention to the pictures above. It is not allowed to carry articles with the national flags and emblems of the United States and South Korea.

? Tourists are also specially reminded that taking pictures is not allowed on the way from Sinuiju to Pyongyang. Recently, when tourists enter and leave the North Korean customs, the North Korean border guards occasionally check the photos in the digital cameras of the guests, and delete or fine them as long as they think the photos are unqualified. Don't take pictures casually, only where allowed. It is forbidden to take photos with soldiers in the market. In particular, don't aim the camera at things that may be considered as teasing the dark side, such as garbage, disheveled people and so on.

? Visit the place where the North Korean leader is like, don't imitate the leader's posture or sit and take pictures, and don't comment on the leader; Do not comment on the economic situation of North Korea; During your stay in North Korea, whether you are on a business trip or traveling, you must be accompanied by North Korean personnel all the time.

? In North Korea, you can't tease South Korea, but tease South Korea. On the map of the room, the whole Korean peninsula is a country, and the capital is Pyongyang. You can't bring items made in Korea.

visa

According to the agreement between the two countries, diplomats, officials and business people holding ordinary passports of China people and foreign countries can enter the country visa-free, but they can only visit the DPRK at the invitation of the reception unit of the DPRK. Ordinary passport holders in People's Republic of China (PRC) and the People's Republic of China must complete their visas outside North Korea before they can enter the country. The agency that handles visas outside the DPRK is the diplomatic and consular representative office of the DPRK abroad.

The validity period of an entry visa to the DPRK is generally 6 months, counting from the date of issuance, and the duration of stay is counted from the date of entry into the DPRK. However, according to the relevant provisions of the DPRK visa, it is necessary to enter and leave the country within the validity period of the visa, that is, the time spent in the DPRK is included in the validity period of the visa and must not exceed the validity period of the visa. Foreigners who have lived for a long time (more than 6 months) shall go through the relevant formalities and apply for a foreigner's residence permit within 7 days from the date of residence registration.

Question 3: Why can't I take my mobile phone to North Korea? North Korea has completely stopped the mobile phone service that was recently allowed to be used by senior cadres of the party, government and army and the rich. The source said: "After the Longchuan explosion, North Korea banned all residents except foreigners living in Pyongyang from using mobile phones."

It is reported that after North Korea completely banned the use of mobile phones in its territory, residents who spent a lot of money to buy mobile phones were greatly dissatisfied. 1 The mobile phone's body and Internet access cost about 1.3 million dollars, which became waste overnight. Considering that the average monthly wage of ordinary workers is about 2,500 won, 1 USD to 1200 to 1300 won is a huge expense.

Frequent visitors to North Korea said: "Now North Korea has completely terminated its mobile phone service in China and started to confiscate mobile phones. It seems that it is not a temporary measure. "

In August, 2002, North Korea started the trial operation of European Standard (GSM) mobile phone service, and began to provide services in Pyongyang, Luo Jin and Xianfeng from 165438+ 10. However, since the late 1990s, there have been many ordinary residents using China mobile phones in the border areas adjacent to China, such as Sinuiju in Pingbei, Huishan in Liangjiang Road, Huining and Wencheng in Xianbei.

Behind the scenes of this move, he said: "When the Longchuan explosion occurred on April 22, there were clues that bad elements used mobile phones, and the United States was also eavesdropping on North Korea's mobile phones with special instruments, so it stopped its mobile phone business for fear of internal information leakage."

The order to stop the mobile phone service was directly issued by the North Korean National Defense Commission. In particular, people who work in electric power institutions or special industries are strictly restricted from using mobile phones, and their previously held mobile phones have also been confiscated.

Question 4: What should I bring when traveling to North Korea? Is the mobile phone okay? You can bring it in 30 minutes. No photos. Mobile phones can't roam in North Korea.

Question 5: Can I bring my mobile phone when traveling to North Korea? Is it all right to take pictures？ Thirty minutes is ok, but you should follow the guide's instructions. You can't take pictures in some places. If you violate the rules, all the photos in your photos may be lost.

Question 6: Who has been to North Korea recently? Is it allowed to bring mobile phones in North Korea? Technicians from Korea Telecom said on the 20th that starting from the beginning of this month, except for special communication equipment such as maritime satellite phones, foreign tourists only need to fill in a registration form at the customs to bring their mobile phones into North Korea (including mobile phones with GPS global positioning system and FM radio function).

It is reported that foreign mobile phones have no international roaming signal in North Korea at present, and you must purchase the SIM card of Korea Telecom Company to make international calls. The card supports WCDMA mobile phones and can provide 3G services. Since June 5438+08, Korea Telecom has set up a business counter at Shun 'an Airport in North Korea. There, foreign tourists can apply for two kinds of SIM cards: temporary cards and long-term cards.

According to the limitation period, temporary cards are divided into 14 days, 1 month and 2 months. The card prices are 50 euros (about 400 yuan RMB), 75 euros (about 600 yuan RMB) and 100 euros (about 800 yuan RMB) respectively. Two-way calls are charged, and both local calls and calls are 0.2 Euro (about 1.6 yuan RMB). International long-distance calls are more expensive, such as calling China, and the price is 1.43 euros per minute (about 14 RMB).

In addition to basic functions such as voice call and SMS, users can also enjoy multimedia services such as video call and MMS, but the network service has not yet been opened. However, Egyptian technicians introduced the workers. "Mobile Internet access will be opened soon, and there is no technical problem, just waiting for the DPRK to agree."

Perhaps it is because not many people know this news. As of the 20th, Korea Telecom has not sold a mobile phone card.

Question 7: Can I bring my mobile phone when traveling to North Korea on 2065438+05? No, you need to store it at the border entrance.

Question 8: What should I pay attention to when going to North Korea? Can mobile phones be brought into North Korea this year? You can bring it at any time, but you can't use it. Be careful when taking pictures, not everything can be taken. With cash, North Korea can't swipe its card. I don't know whether you entered North Korea from Pyongyang or where. Open places have a range. Follow the tour guide. Don't wander around and ask around.

Question 9: Can I bring my mobile phone when traveling in North Korea now? It has always been possible and has never been banned.

However, don't take pictures in places where it is forbidden to take pictures.

Question 10: Can North Korea use mobile phones now? North Korea lifted the ban on mobile phones in 2008 and signed a four-year agreement with Oras(ORTE) in Egypt. CA) Telecom companies jointly build North Korea's 3G network.

According to a report released by Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, 60% of people aged 20-50 in Pyongyang use mobile phones. Pyongyang has a population of about 3 million and a very strict household registration system.

The report of the institute wrote: "Especially for the younger generation in their twenties and thirties, as well as business people, mobile phones are regarded as a necessity. Many young people regard mobile phones as an indispensable part of their lives. "

It is reported that the call charges in North Korea have dropped this year, which has affected the demand for mobile phones.

However, North Korean mobile phone users can't dial overseas, overseas can't dial North Korea, and can't use their mobile phones to surf the Internet. North Korea still strictly restricts the flow of external news into the country.

According to Oras data, North Korea's 3G network covers 94% of the country's population, but only 65,438+04% of its territory.

North Koreans who fled to South Korea said that the cost of buying and using mobile phones is beyond the reach of most people. In North Korea, a mobile phone costs about $350, while the country's average monthly salary is only 15.

Kim Seong-hu, 40, fled to South Korea in April this year. He said: "There is no class restriction on owning a mobile phone, but not many people have a mobile phone because it is too expensive. For most ordinary people, having a landline is enough. "

Cheap mobile phones that illegally use the Internet in China are also common, but only in the border areas between North Korea and China.