Yes they all do, and Japanese phones generally include
a lot more functionality, DoCoMo also offers an add-on
QWERTY keyboard in a very pretty pink color.
In detail:
> SMS
Yes, DoCoMo/FOMA, but people almost don't use SMS.
Vodafone, yes.
> IM
Many phones in Japan have some chat capability, but not IM.
> Email
yes, that was essentially started in Japan.
> Web
yes, started with i-mode in Japan in 1999, see:
http://www.eurotechnology.com/imode/
> Camera
yes, started in Japan, see:
http://www.eurotechnology.com/camera-phone/
> QWERTY keyboard
yes as an add-on.
> with added voice capability?
yes + video calls also in the case of DoCoMo and Vodafone.
more here: http://www.eurotechnology.com/3G/
Hope this helps,
Gerhard
alexei polyakov wrote:
> Do any of the Japanese carriers offer a
> consumer-oriented communicator
> (SMS, IM, Email, Web, Camera, QWERTY
> keyboard) with added voice capability?
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