A sweet new handset from Sanyo .... W-CDMA plus Triband GSM with Vodafone
live both in Japan and overseas. This doesn't look bad at all :)
Martyn
J-PHONE to Launch Vodafone live! Services on 3G in October
-Now customers can stay connected with Sha-mail, Movie Sha-mail and the
internet while overseas-
Tokyo, August 18, 2003-J-PHONE Co., Ltd. announced today that it will
launch new Vodafone live! mobile internet services after early October on
Vodafone Global Standard (VGS), J-PHONE's 3G platform launched December
2002 that allows customers access to mobile services both in Japan and
abroad.
Main features of Vodafone live! for VGS are as follows:
-Sha-mail picture messaging, Movie Sha-mail video messaging and web
contents accessible to customers in exactly the same way abroad as in Japan
-E-mails with attachments of up to a maximum 200 kilobytes can be sent and
received, making for even richer communications
-Sha-mails with even higher resolutions than before and Movie Sha-mails of
up to 40 seconds long can be sent and received
-Web functions that utilize fast data speeds, allowing for rich contents
such as high-resolution QVGA-size wallpaper downloads and video clip files
of 15 to 30 seconds in length
In addition, J-PHONE plans to launch a compatible handset, the V801SA by
Sanyo, in conjunction with these new services. With these offerings,
J-PHONE customers will be able to enjoy Vodafone live! on a 3GPP-based,
high-speed W-CDMA network (up to 384kbps downlink) in Japan and by
accessing the GPRS networks of roaming partners while overseas.
In conjunction with the launch of Vodafone live! services for VGS, J-PHONE
will lower videotelephony and 64K digital communication charges to the same
level as voice calls, down from the current rate of 1.8 times the price of
voice. With this rate reduction customers will be able to enjoy 3G services
at great value.
Received on Mon Aug 18 09:32:43 2003