(keitai-l) Re: Docomo unlimited data settings (was SIM cards in Japan 2008)

I have a question regarding data plan structure. How common are unlimited
data plans for Mobile phones? I was discussing an issue with a friend today
and he made the point that Japanese Operators like QR Codes because for each
code scanned operators make money. However, in the US with unlimited data
plans, operators are much more interested in finding ways of driving code
scanning traffic through resolution servers so they can find a way to charge
advertisers for each scan. Advertising revenue can be an addition to the
data revenue.

What do you think of this point?

Jim

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Subject: (keitai-l) Re: Docomo unlimited data settings (was SIM cards in
Japan 2008)

Kyle,

There are a few SoftBank plans (Orange-X if it's still around, and
maybe some others) that are 0.1yen/packet. Still ridiculously
expensive -- 1163yen/MB with tax! -- but half of the normal
0.2yen/packet. (I'm pretty sure you meant 0.2yen/packet in your last
post...unless things at SoftBank have changed dramatically ;-)

-c

On Feb 6, 2008 7:31 PM, Kyle Barrow <kyle@pukupi.com> wrote:
> I've been using a Softbank (Vodafone) SIM for non-Japanese mobile
> testing as there settings are easy to find (*99#, softbank,
> ai@softbank) and they have a relatively cheap ¥0.02 packet plan.
>
> Docomo has recently introduced unlimited high-speed data plans for PC
> access which should also work as above and I wondering if anyone has
> tried this with a non-Japanese mobile?
>
> Cheers
>
> Kyle
>
> On Feb 6, 2008, at 23:28, Andrew Shuttleworth wrote:
>
> > 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
>
>
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