That wasn't evident to me looking at any of the carriers websites. It's good
to hear though. Are the calling plans and services offered different? I
would assume a SIM card alone would be limited and thus priced differently.
> On Behalf Of Arnold P. Siboro
>
> 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?
Received on Thu Jan 17 07:54:23 2008