Appleinfo: Re: [apple-iphone] Japan

samedi 23 mars 2013

Re: [apple-iphone] Japan

Deal. Learned a lot here

Thx

Bill

Sent from my AT&T wireless device!

On Mar 23, 2013, at 10:13 PM, Vishal Sheth <vusheth@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Asia_Pacific_region#section_18
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> Japan is a gsm country. They never had CDMA. Please check the link. iPhone 5 would work in Japan. Check the frequencies that are supported by the phone.
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> Vishal Sheth
> On Mar 24, 2013 3:10 AM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Japan is one of the few countries that does not use GSM. Your AT&T iPhones
>> will not work in Japan. If you had a Verizon iPhone, with CDMA, it might
>> work. But since you have GSM iPhones you don't have to worry about
>> unlocking the iPhone.
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>> A quick web search of which transmission type is used in Japan would have
>> told you. I knew that Japan is one of the few countries besides the US that
>> uses CDMA, but I figured that someone with experience might answer.
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>> AT&T might have a program and they might rent you a CDMA cellphone, but
>> you can probably find a better deal online. And take one of your iPhone for
>> the other features. I have no clue as to the availability of WiFi in Japan.
>> Another good question for a web search.
>>
>> Brent
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>> On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:56 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
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>> On Mar 22, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Bill Sardone wrote:
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>>> Team
>>>
>>> I am going to Japan for 5 weeks in a few months. There will be two of
>> us.
>>>
>>> I have the iPhone 5.
>>>
>>> But I also kept my iPhone 3 and 4.
>>>
>>> Just looking for ideas. Should I rent a phone there? Can the sims be
>> replaced in my old phones for Japan use.
>>>
>>> I know I can 'up my plan' with att. But I would like to avoid that if
>> possible.
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>> Check with AT&T. I did when I went to England. The phone service was
>> pricey but I didn't need to make phone calls really. And the data plan was
>> pretty reasonable, and that I used.
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