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Has any one used the iPhone in Japan?

I read even it was unlocked it wouldn't work there?

Also Japanese cellphones have more features anyway...

What do you think?

On a side note... are there any Japanese/English translators for cellphones?

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[1] mixiユーザー 03月05日 12:33

The gist of the iPhone is not so much the number of features as how all the existing features are easy to access and use. If you read Japanese, there's a very good book that discusses the iPhone and Apple's principle behind it.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/iPhone%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%93%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A7%E5%A4%89%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B%E9%A9%9A%E7%95%B0%E3%81%AE%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E6%B5%81%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A5%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8A-%E6%9E%97-%E4%BF%A1%E8%A1%8C/dp/4822246361/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204687897&sr=8-1

Having said that, I would not use an iPhone in Japan, simply because it does not allow you to type in Japanese text.

As for your first question, I don't have an answer to that.

[2] mixiユーザー 03月05日 12:48

Given that there is no GSM network in Japan, you would not be able to make calls using an iPhone in Japan. (until they release a 3G version)

[3] mixiユーザー 03月05日 12:56

しんのすけ,

Doesn't SoftBank use GSM? When I rented their cellphone last December, they inserted what seemed like a GSM sim (sp?) card into the phone.

[4] mixiユーザー 03月06日 11:00

The SoftBank and DoCoMo phones use a SIM chip (at least the ones on their 3G network, which is most of them), but both are W-CDMA 3G networks.

KDDI(AU) operate their 3G network using CDMA2000.

The legacy 2G networks from all 3 carriers were based on a Japanese developed standard called PDC, GSM was never rolled out in Japan.

[5] mixiユーザー 03月06日 11:07

There are supposed to be hacks that allow you to use Japanese text on iPhones. One guy I know here in San Francisco area has installed it on his.

[7] mixiユーザー 03月06日 11:41

しんのすけ，

Ah, thanks for the clarification. I didn't know that their standards didn't include GSM. My cellphone carrier, Sprint, uses CDMA2000, too, which is why I can't use an iPhone with them. Stinks.

ピーター,

Yeah, there's a way to enable Japanese IME on the iPhone. After all, the iPhone and iPod touch share the same OS, except that the internationalization feature is disabled on the iPhone for whatever reason. I just don't want to resort to jailbreaking.

[8] mixiユーザー 03月06日 11:41

It will never work. There is no GSM network in Japan. Why would you want an iPhone anyway? There are all kind of cool phones in Japan, way more than we have in the US.

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