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where can i buy the japanese ericssons? |
chuckli0506
Joined: Feb 16, 2006
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i m looking for those only-in-japan ericssons, does anyone know where i can buy it online? |
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PeterKay
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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From: The Ummah
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Have you tried Ebay?
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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From: Dorset, UK Phone:Xperia Z1
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Find someone who speaks japanese and buy onje from japan.
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bart
Joined: Feb 03, 2002
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or take a vacation to japan 
With Ericsson and Nokia gone: we must keep their spirits alive and buy JOLLA or YOTA |
Xugaa
Joined: Oct 05, 2005
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^ damn i'd love to do that
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kabukijep
Joined: Nov 27, 2005
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just keep in mind that outside japan you cant use them pretty much elsewhere  |
ofiaich
Joined: Nov 12, 2001
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Hi,
never seen an 'only-in-japan ericssons' phone. Sony Ericssons yes.
What do you want one for? Looks, wow factor or to send and receive emails in Japanese?
You can get and use but you will not be able to do somethings.
I use a Vodafone V800 and changed the faceplates on it. GBrooks3 reflashed it to the Japanese firmware and added a Japanese keypad that I was given.
I use the internet, send sms in Japanese, English, Spanish and Portuguese, synch it with Outlook. etc
BUT..... I cannot access pop/IMAP email so well even with the Java email applets that are avaiable.
You can get unlocked phones from Japan but be aware not ALL Japanese handsets have sim cards for you to change, and those that do mis-behave, even when unlocked, when a different SIM card is inserted.
good luck!
Ofiaich
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scotsboyuk
Joined: Jun 02, 2003
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@chuckli0506
Your best bet would almost certainly be ebay since buying a new handset from Japan is quite difficult unless you live in Japan. Japan doesn't have much in the way of PAYG and I believe they are actually phasing out what PAYG they do have.
If you know someone who lives in Japan they could perhaps send you an old handset, but unless a Japanese handset is WCDMA compliant it won't work anywhere except Japan. It is also worth knowing that whilst DoCoMo's FOMA is a WCDMA variant it isn't compatible with standard WCDMA yet.
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ofiaich
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interestingly, or not.... all of my Japanese friends hand back their old handsets! Maybe for recycling, but not sure...
I know most use Docomo or AU and the models handed back do not have sims anyway so they become of not use after the uograde is done...
I will ask a friend or three in email about what they do.
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I'm not that certain if Google can also give you some links mate . . . Welcome to Esato !
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chuckli0506
Joined: Feb 16, 2006
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hi, when i say japan-only sony ericssons, i mean phones from docomo and au, because i really like the au w31s and the docomo premini-IIS but i've searched everywhere such as ebay and even asian online wireless store, but they dont have the phones i want.
one more question, so phones from japan dont use sim card?...from what i remember, all the cell phones in asia use sim card, and i remember using my s710a unlocked i bought from US in China, and it works fine...i dont get the "misbehave" part...i thought as long as the phone is unlocked, it will work fine with any sim card, since i only use the basic features such as messaging, wap, etc. |
onyx
Joined: Apr 19, 2005
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From: Quezon City
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ebay |
jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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On 2006-02-17 07:00:24, chuckli0506 wrote:
hi, when i say japan-only sony ericssons, i mean phones from docomo and au, because i really like the au w31s and the docomo premini-IIS but i've searched everywhere such as ebay and even asian online wireless store, but they dont have the phones i want.
one more question, so phones from japan dont use sim card?...from what i remember, all the cell phones in asia use sim card, and i remember using my s710a unlocked i bought from US in China, and it works fine...i dont get the "misbehave" part...i thought as long as the phone is unlocked, it will work fine with any sim card, since i only use the basic features such as messaging, wap, etc.
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Japan works completely differently from the rest of Asia and the rest of the world. A phone designed for docomo or au like the w31s or premini IIs will not work outside of japan. If you did manage to find one ( i have seen them on ebay from time to time) it would be useless as a phone outside of japan. |
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Posted: 2006-02-16 06:53
