If you have not seen 1 yen nodels of DoCoMo phones then it means that you
are not looking at the right places.
Also I do not know what you mean by connection quality of 1 yen phone
not being good.
The fact is that players in Japan are dishing out new models
practically everyday and hence in this process the lifespan of any model is
very short
with more functions being added in the newer models. So to dispose the stock
of older ones the prices always have a downward spiral.
Regards
Manish
www.imodeindia.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Bryan Lester" <pbl1@livedoor.com>
To: <keitai-l@appelsiini.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 8:56 AM
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: Phone Handset Price
>
> Here's my experience with the price differential.
> In the US you get a phone with less features that costs more initially
> but usage is lower because the big discounts are on your
> monthly bill where you get a lot of free time.
>
> In Japan, the cheap phones are always put out by the competitors
> which have less market share. They get your money anyway through
> 2 methods.
>
> 1: the quality of the connection is not as good is as many places
> with the 1 yen phone's network. (They save money by not providing
> the best service possible)
>
> 2: The monthly bill has less free time (often none) and thus usually runs
> higher
> than the US equivalent unless you use your phone a whole lot.
>
> So after a few months the company has gotten the money to pay
> for your 1 yen phone through higher monthly rates disguised in varied
> discount programs.
>
> They used to require you to own the phone for at least 6 months
> all the time. That is the way they used to recap the costs. No longer.
>
> Now instead they give you a monthly discount proportional to
> the time that you say you will own the phone (which is better for us
> developers
> who need phones without connections). In this way the cheaper the monthly
> bill you have the more money they make off you because you have
> to own it longer or pay a high severance fee.
>
> In conclusion you don't need to worry about your soul. Just
> be careful which pricing plan you choose and make sure it
> fits your desires.
>
> I have heard rumors of the leader (DoCoMo's) phones on sale
> for cheap of 1 yen but haven't seen it with my eyes yet.
>
> Mike Derouin wrote:
>
> > Walking around Akihabara and seeing all the phones at 1 Yen - how much
> > of my soul am I losing to get these prices?
>
> --
> -Paul Lester
> pbl1@cornell.edu
> http://members.tripod.com/~pbl1/
>
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Received on Wed Feb 6 08:42:42 2002