Appleinfo: Re: [apple-iphone] Re: Japan

dimanche 24 mars 2013

Re: [apple-iphone] Re: Japan

Great info. All the way around.

Terrific
Thx

Bill

Sent from my AT&T wireless device!

On Mar 24, 2013, at 8:37 AM, "kailanihawk" <kailani.hawk@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm with AT&T and the iPhone 5 will work in Japan.
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> Just call AT&T at 1-800-335-4685 and they will help you.
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> Or check AT&T's website:
> http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/international/dataconnect-global.jsp?source=ECV4IS0000000000U&wtExtndSource=globalcountries
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> Or go through the AT&T wizard:
> http://www.wireless.att.com/travelguide/coverage/roaming/step1.jsp
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> --- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@...> wrote:
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>> Kailan,
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>> Who is your service provider? Verizon, like I suggested might work in Japan.
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>> But Bill has 3 AT&T iPhones, which are GSM and won't work in Japan.
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>> Please clarify your statement.
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>> Brent
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>> On Mar 23, 2013, at 3:50 PM, kailanihawk wrote:
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>> The iPhone 5 will work in Japan.
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>> --- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, Bill Sardone <wsardone@> wrote:
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>>> Thx. This is good info.
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>>> My knowledge level of transmissions is zero. But I can understand 'wont work'
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>>> That shortens my search for sure.
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>>> Thx
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>>> Bill
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>>> Sent from my AT&T wireless device!
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>>> On Mar 23, 2013, at 5:21 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@> 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.
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>>>> 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
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>>>>> I am going to Japan for 5 weeks in a few months. There will be two of us.
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>>>>> I have the iPhone 5.
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>>>>> But I also kept my iPhone 3 and 4.
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>>>>> Just looking for ideas. Should I rent a phone there? Can the sims be replaced in my old phones for Japan use.
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>>>>> 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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