GSM in Japan?

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.

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" <yeah@um.right> wrote in message
news:4urtd31dbfh0689d6ria8olartavkf6vad@4ax.com...
> 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.

yeah@um.right 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

yoshio@hikyaku.com 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

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:54:33 +0100, Jon <spam@jonparker.plus.com>
wrote:

>yeah@um.right 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?

"Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21491a5147679d5898ac40@text.usenet.plus.n et...
> yoshio@hikyaku.com 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.

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:11:35 +0100, zeebop <yeah@um.right> wrote:

>On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:54:33 +0100, Jon <spam@jonparker.plus.com>
>wrote:
>
>>yeah@um.right 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 rentals@o2.com 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.

yeah@um.right 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

Jon wrote:
> yeah@um.right 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.