ahhh, being excluded is never fun.
well, i think Hawaii would have been an interesting choice, but offhand,
it seems like there just isn't enough people there to make it worthwhile.
i seem to remember Honolulu (by far the largest city in the Hawaiian Islands)
only has about 300,000 people.
greater Seattle must be at least in the couple million range, and also has a relatively
high density of tech-savvy people.
on the other hand, if DoCoMo could work out the logistics (spectrum, etc.)
to offer japanese-compatible i-mode in Hawaii,
i'm sure the japanese tourists would love it.
and then us West Coast folks could fly to Hawaii to "test" our sites :-)
-rolf
>
> I don't think being isolated is a disadvantage at all. In my opinion being
> isolated is actually advantage with the wireless web and Imode. There is
> enormous influx of Japanese that come here each day and each one of them
> brings their Imode telephone with them. If it were possible to use Imode
> here they could easily send email back to Japan, lookup the best places to
> shop and even find bus or transportation information just like they would in
> downtown Tokyo.
>
> I thought I brought this subject up since already several friends of mines
> from Japan came to visit me and brought their Imode telephone to Hawaii. Of
> course, they attempted to log on without any success. But I've come to the
> conclusion that if Docomo were to succeed in America, they would have had an
> easier time if they launched in Hawaii rather than Seattle. Call me biased
> but I have a hard time seeing it succeed in Seattle.
>
> Virgil
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