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Need a japanese phone! |
fernando
Joined: Dec 29, 2001
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From: Netherlands
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Hello, I will travel to Japan soon for a week or so and need to know what the possibilities are to buy/rent a mobile phone with IrDa function that works in Japan. Does anyone have done this before and know what is best to do? What network or provider is the best? Maybe somebody has got a Japanese phone for sale. Please let me know.
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arnoldc
Joined: Dec 14, 2001
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From: Philippines
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If you don't mind the rates, here they are:
www.jcrcorp.com/mainmenu.htm
www.japanphone.com |
caff
Joined: Jun 14, 2002
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From: Australia
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Get the sony ericsson phone in japan, looks so cool..with so many more colour and it can change the front cover as well........
Check this here:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/jp/product/au/c1002s/index.html |
arnoldc
Joined: Dec 14, 2001
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From: Philippines
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fernando, our problem would be subscription. it's not as easy compare to europe asia america where we have pre-paid (pay as you go). i have two colored jap phone, but i decided to use ACeS satellite phone when i go to japan on the 18th.
this is a total opposite of south korea, where my provider has a roaming agreement with KTF. i can use my gsm sim card on their hybrid gsm/cdma phone. furthermore, i was able to get a free KTF phone (www.pc-ephone.com) at the airport when i was there twice this year earlier. |
Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
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From: Los Angeles, California
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Wow, all color phones, but sheesh, the battery life on those phones stink!
How about they makes these phones come with duracell batteries so we can makes these phones last more than 2 hours? 
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orang3
Joined: Mar 28, 2002
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From: Never_never_Land
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i dont know in your country .. my SP normally rent out hp .. you shld check with your SP .. my dad got a loan hp frm his SP when we visited Jap last year ..
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fernando
Joined: Dec 29, 2001
Posts: 47
From: Netherlands
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Thanks a lot guys, that is some usefull information. Especially the phone rental site ! Amazing that itīs possible to arrange japanese business cards ! I Wonder what my name would be (look like) in japanese. I think the Satelite phone would be too expensive in use though. I think I will rent a phone. This forum is so helpfull. Way to go Laffen.
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arnoldc
Joined: Dec 14, 2001
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From: Philippines
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fernando, just fyi on the rates of ACeS satellite network, incoming is USD 26cents / minute and outgoing is USD 35cents / minute. |
jlpk007
Joined: Aug 03, 2002
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how come those coclur phone by SE is so nice but not available to other market |
GOwin
Joined: Jan 17, 2002
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@jlpk007, because the japanese mobile phone system is different from yours. those phone arent GSM system phones |
619
Joined: Jun 19, 2002
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japan is using i-mode: wcdma and/or cdma2000....
korea is using wcdma
i havent seen any japenese phone w/ ir or bt. |
valienem
Joined: Sep 19, 2005
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I have a SE cdma phone which sadly is of no use for me in india now  , not until i travel to tokyo for another scholarship. |
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Posted: 2002-08-03 02:23
