SK Telecom announced that in celebration of the first anniversary of its ‘baro’ plan, it will run a ‘50% Cashback on First-Time Roaming’ event from May 20 to September 20, targeted at customers using T roaming services for the first time.
This event is aimed at customers who have not used roaming plans in the past 60 months. Eligible customers who sign up for the event within the specified period and subscribe to the baro plan will receive 50% of roaming charges credited as Naver Pay points.
Customers wishing to participate in the event can apply through the event page on the T roaming website (https://baro24.t-event.co.kr/cashback2/wmain.asp) and subscribe to one of the eligible roaming plans (baro 3/6/12/24GB, baro YT 4/7/13/25GB).
The Naver Pay points awarded as cashback will be credited to the Naver account entered during the event application on the 20th of the month when the roaming charge is billed.
However, customers using the 0 Youth plan automatically receive a 50% discount on roaming due to their plan benefits, and thus are not included in this event.
Meanwhile, with its baro plan, SK Telecom offers free calls and text messages when roaming, and has nearly surpassed 4 million users within a year following the data increase reform in June last year.
At that time, SK Telecom expanded the data offerings of the baro plan from 3/4/7GB to a maximum of 71%, increasing them to 3/6/12GB without a price hike, and also introduced a 24GB option. The pricing for top-up products was reduced from 9,000 won to 5,000 won per 1GB, a 45% reduction.
Yoon Jae-woong, VP of SK Telecom’s Subscription CO, stated, “Customers who have used T roaming once have a very high re-usage rate, thanks to the tangible benefits we provide,” adding, “This event is also prepared to allow more customers to utilize roaming services without burden.” He also mentioned, “We will continue to expand various tangible roaming benefit programs in the future.”
Lee Sang-jin daedusj@autodiary.kr