On 2002-06-11 20:50, "mjcrf6@yahoo.co.uk" <mjcrf6@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hello all
>
> I'm hearing reports that the battery life of FOMA
> terminals is still woeful - as low as 30 minutes? I
> wonder if anyone in Japan could comment on this, as I
> know a few of you have bought/tried these terminals
> out.
>
> I'm reckoning this is what is putting users off more
> than anything else (eg the bulk of the units), so is
> this an explanation why DoCoMo added fewer subscribers
> than KDDI or J-Phone last month?
>
> Thanks - MJC
>
Haven't had a chance to run a FOMA dry but the bulk is akin to one of those
radios immortalized by the plastic solders on Toy Story and they could mark
out the coverage area in Osaka with a small can of aircraft modellers paint.
Kyle
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Received on Tue Jun 11 15:32:42 2002