(keitai-l) Re: smartphones in Japan (was: Fukuoka Kyushu 3G Vodafone coverage)

From: nick may <nick_at_kyushu.com>
Date: 05/17/05
Message-Id: <49babbae2ec55c431e2661ecd79aff5f@kyushu.com>
On May 17, 2005, at 10:01 AM, Gerhard Fasol wrote:


> The choice is definitely there, Japanese consumers
> have the choice to buy non-carrier branded NOKIA
> phones or PENCK for example.
>
>

Really? Where do I get a non-carrier branded non tied down Nokia that 
will work in Japan? Where is this "choice" of which you speak? (I am 
genuinely interested - a URL/phone number for such a beast would be 
fallen on with delight by several list members, I assure you...)

I have a 702NK Voda handset - and it is tied down fairly hard...

> You have to ask Japanese consumers why they prefer
> locked-down Infobar or locked-down PENCK to
> non-locked NOKIA's.

Well so far they haven't had a choice. If you want a  phone, you have 
to have a tied down phone. So how can you attribute their having tied 
down phones to being a result of a PREFERENCE for tied down phones?

Nick
Received on Tue May 17 06:18:14 2005