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Cell service in Japan--what to do?
I'm traveling to Japan next month and wondering if there is a good solution for a US traveler? I'm not sure if either a Quad band GSM phone or the new Motorola A840 CDMA/GSM phone will even work in Tokyo. Some sites say the KDDI has CDMA service but probably different frequencies than the US----I think the GSM carriers need UMTS capabilities---Rich and others help!
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You will need a WCDMA phone with the 2100mhz fequency. Japan is one of the few countries that is 3G. So no a CDMA or a quad band GSM phone will not work.
You cen rent phones from cellhire.com You might be able to buy a cheap PP phone while there?
You cen rent phones from cellhire.com You might be able to buy a cheap PP phone while there?
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