You could use either of the devices mentioned with SIM cards from DoCoMo or
Softbank (but not AU, Willcom or E-Mobile).
Getting voice services is easy - just plug in the SIM card and the device
will configure itself.
Data is more difficult though. Neither of the carriers officially support
flat rate (or maybe even non-flat rate?) data plans for devices other than
the ones they sell themselves. Power users usually go with a Softbank SIM
and look up the data settings somewhere online (you can try asking at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/windowsmobileinjapan).
I know at least one person who is using data on a TyTyn II with a DoCoMo SIM
but it's not flat rate data. In theory flat rate data may be unoffiicially
possible on a SIM free device, but I don't know anyone doing it.
All in all it's quite frustraing :-(
HTC this month has taken of the B1 floor of the Softbank shop in Shibuya
with a lot of demo units so you may be able to get advice there:
http://www.htc-fan.jp/modules/news/article.php?storyid=68 I'm talking with
them about possibly doing an information event in English one evening (very
tentatively the 20th). I'll post here if this gets fixed.
Andrew
www.windowsmobileinjapan.com
On Jan 17, 2008 11:51 AM, Arnold P. Siboro <asiboro@maltech.jp> wrote:
>
> All 3G carriers in Japan sell SIM cards (i.e., accept SIM card only
> subscription). You need to be resident in Japan though to be eligible
> to subscribe.
>
> On 2008/01/16, at 19:08, William G. Perrin III wrote:
>
> > An article today in Japan Inc. about smartphones got me wondering...
> > http://www.japaninc.com/mgz_jan-feb_2008_smartphone
> > They talk about the HTC phones a lot and mention 2, the HTC P3600
> > and HTC
> > Advantage X7501, both of which advertise that they're SIM lock free
> > (http://www.japan.htc.com/products.htm). How would you be able to
> > use one of
> > these phones if you live in Japan? Are any of the carriers selling SIM
> > cards?
> >
> >
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