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- 09-05-2007, 12:05 PM #1zeebopGuest
Hi,
I'm going to Tokyo soon, and I have an unlocked K800i currently on
PAYG O2.
Any chance this will work in Tokyo?
Thanks
zeebop.
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- 09-05-2007, 01:29 PM #2YoshGuest
Re: GSM in Japan?
I have been going to Japan for the last 4 years with both tri and quad band
phones which never worked then a few months ago I went to Osaka and switched
it on to use my notes and camera and it rang ! and worked perfectly for 10
days, it was a Nokia E61 on T-mobile. Not sure if something has changed in
Japan but like I say I have had quad band phones before that did not work.
Dave.
"zeebop" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> I'm going to Tokyo soon, and I have an unlocked K800i currently on
> PAYG O2.
>
> Any chance this will work in Tokyo?
>
> Thanks
>
> zeebop.
- 09-05-2007, 01:54 PM #3JonGuest
Re: GSM in Japan?
[email protected]t declared for all the world to hear...
> Hi,
>
> I'm going to Tokyo soon, and I have an unlocked K800i currently on
> PAYG O2.
>
> Any chance this will work in Tokyo?
As a 3G phone, yes it can be made to work as long as you are using a UK
network with a roaming agreement with a Japanese network.
--
Regards
Jon
- 09-05-2007, 01:56 PM #4JonGuest
Re: GSM in Japan?
[email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
> I have been going to Japan for the last 4 years with both tri and quad band
> phones which never worked then a few months ago I went to Osaka and switched
> it on to use my notes and camera and it rang ! and worked perfectly for 10
> days, it was a Nokia E61 on T-mobile. Not sure if something has changed in
> Japan but like I say I have had quad band phones before that did not work.
Nothing has changed in Japan. Your E61 is a UMTS device (3G for the
layman) and Japan has UMTS networks. It does not however have GSM
networks, so I will wager that the E61 you speak of is the first 3G
device you have owned.
--
Regards
Jon
- 09-05-2007, 03:11 PM #5zeebopGuest
Re: GSM in Japan?
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:54:33 +0100, Jon <[email protected]>
wrote:
>[email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm going to Tokyo soon, and I have an unlocked K800i currently on
>> PAYG O2.
>>
>> Any chance this will work in Tokyo?
>
>As a 3G phone, yes it can be made to work as long as you are using a UK
>network with a roaming agreement with a Japanese network.
That sounds good. So I presume 02 has a roaming agreement with a
Japanese network? I'll email them and ask.
Do I need to do something to activate the 3G side of things? Will it
work on my 02 PAYG sim?
- 09-05-2007, 03:18 PM #6YoshGuest
Re: GSM in Japan?
"Jon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
>> I have been going to Japan for the last 4 years with both tri and quad
>> band
>> phones which never worked then a few months ago I went to Osaka and
>> switched
>> it on to use my notes and camera and it rang ! and worked perfectly for
>> 10
>> days, it was a Nokia E61 on T-mobile. Not sure if something has changed
>> in
>> Japan but like I say I have had quad band phones before that did not
>> work.
>
> Nothing has changed in Japan. Your E61 is a UMTS device (3G for the
> layman) and Japan has UMTS networks. It does not however have GSM
> networks, so I will wager that the E61 you speak of is the first 3G
> device you have owned.
> --
> Regards
> Jon
_____________________
I had a Vario II before and that did not work in Japan, then again if the
Vario was not on the right settings it might have worked if I had it set up
right ?
Cheers Dave.
- 09-05-2007, 03:25 PM #7zeebopGuest
Re: GSM in Japan?
On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:11:35 +0100, zeebop <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:54:33 +0100, Jon <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>[email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm going to Tokyo soon, and I have an unlocked K800i currently on
>>> PAYG O2.
>>>
>>> Any chance this will work in Tokyo?
>>
>>As a 3G phone, yes it can be made to work as long as you are using a UK
>>network with a roaming agreement with a Japanese network.
>
>That sounds good. So I presume 02 has a roaming agreement with a
>Japanese network? I'll email them and ask.
>Do I need to do something to activate the 3G side of things? Will it
>work on my 02 PAYG sim?
Found this for 02:
We have coverage in Japan with the following network providers:
DoCoMo
This is not a GSM network and you will need to use a special handset,
although you can put your SIM into the handset and then use it in the
normal way.
You may wish to contact O2 Rentals to hire a mobile for your trip.
You can also email [email protected] or call us on 0870 737 0202.
You can use GPRS data services and media messaging on this network.
This network allows 3G services only so you must have a 3G device to
make calls or use other services. If you have a video phone you can
make video calls on this network.
Looks like 3G coverage is good in Tokyo:
http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_m...&net=nd&opts=2
Here is a rental option:
http://www.o2rentals.com/services/ja...apanese_o2.htm
So looks like as long as I dont make to many calls (£1 a minute!) its
best to take my 3G phone, otherwise get a rental for £20 a week.
- 09-06-2007, 12:04 AM #8JonGuest
Re: GSM in Japan?
[email protected]t declared for all the world to hear...
> That sounds good. So I presume 02 has a roaming agreement with a
> Japanese network? I'll email them and ask.
> Do I need to do something to activate the 3G side of things? Will it
> work on my 02 PAYG sim?
You would probablyy want to check with O2 that your SIM is cleared for
roaming. I doubt weather it will work for PAYG, but a contract will
certainly be able to roam there.
--
Regards
Jon
- 09-06-2007, 05:00 AM #9majoghGuest
Re: GSM in Japan?
Jon wrote:
> [email protected]t declared for all the world to hear...
>> That sounds good. So I presume 02 has a roaming agreement with a
>> Japanese network? I'll email them and ask.
>> Do I need to do something to activate the 3G side of things? Will it
>> work on my 02 PAYG sim?
>
> You would probablyy want to check with O2 that your SIM is cleared for
> roaming. I doubt weather it will work for PAYG, but a contract will
> certainly be able to roam there.
Using the O2 international coverage check page
http://travelabroad.o2-uktech.com/coverage.php it would appear that PAYG
could be slightly cheaper than contract.
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