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japanese travel
i've gotten an unusual request from a customer, and i hope someone out there can help... i'm looking for a 3G phone that can be used in Japan. ideally i need something that's unlocked so a T-Mobile customer can use it when they travel. if i understand correctly, japan uses WCDMA, so i'm not sure if what i'm asking is correct or possible. help???
thanks in advance!!!
~ 2-Rails
thanks in advance!!!
~ 2-Rails
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Japan is on the GSM network. Just get your customer a triband or a world phone. That will be sufficient. I went on T-Mobile's site.. and it doesn't say which frequency Japan is, but it is in fact GSM. So to be safe, i would just sell him a quad band world phone. 😁
-pandit
-pandit
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European 3G handsets will work in Japan, in fact Vodafone 3G handsets will work on Vodafone's Japanese network. The Sony Ericsson V800 would be a good choice.
Japan does not utilise a 2.5G GSM network, hence the reason roaming was imposisble for so long, so a GSM handset will be a very nice doorstopper in Japan.
Japan does not utilise a 2.5G GSM network, hence the reason roaming was imposisble for so long, so a GSM handset will be a very nice doorstopper in Japan.
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Pandit said:
Japan is on the GSM network. Just get your customer a triband or a world phone. ...
NO!! There is no GSM service in Japan! I can vouch from personal experience!
There is WCDMA 2100, but I'm not sure what options a US-based person would have. (Europeans have options for 3G roaming, but I'm not sure that's wise (or even possible) without a European address.)
You might look into companies that offer rental phones for use in Japan.
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t-mobile usa will offer the customer a rental 3g when he goes over to japan or even korea. so it doesnt matter what model you sell him here locked or unlocked.
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