Can I use Kakao T without a Korean phone number?

Kakao T needs a KakaoTalk account first, which VisitKorea says requires a phone number. k.ride, Kakao Mobility’s app for foreign visitors, needs no Korean phone number or Korean card and accepts overseas credit cards.

• ✓k.ride does not require a Korean phone number or a Korean card, supports English, Japanese and Chinese, and lets you register an overseas credit card.
• △Kakao T requires a KakaoTalk account to be created first, using a phone number.
• •Kakao T supports Korean, English and Japanese.

• •An overseas credit card registered in k.ride
• •Mobile data

• •k.ride
• •Uber Taxi
• •Street taxis paid with a card or cash

• 🚇Can I use Uber in Korea?Uber works in Korea for hailing licensed taxis (Uber Taxi), and VisitKorea notes it accepts overseas credit cards. It is not a general private-car service like in many other countries.◐PARTLYTransportView answer →
• 💳Can I pay for a taxi with a foreign card?Almost all taxis in the Seoul area accept credit cards, and taxi apps such as k.ride and Uber Taxi accept overseas cards. Some taxis in outlying regions take cash only.✓YES, WITH CONDITIONSMoney & PaymentsView answer →

• VisitKorea: Ride-hailing Apps in Korea

Whether a foreign phone number is accepted for KakaoTalk is not stated on VisitKorea’s page. Try k.ride first.