(keitai-l) Re: FOMA phones hacked?

From: Chris Houser <houser_at_kinjo-u.ac.jp>
Date: 09/04/06
Message-ID: <6ca63eda0609040839k314f473cq5f64322915625edb@mail.gmail.com>
On 9/3/06, M. David <davidm1@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I saw on a Japanese TV news  program last week that a few guys from a phone
> shop in Tokyo were arrested for selling hacked NTT keitais. The hacked
> keitais allow the use of local (foreign) SIMS.

Fascinating.

Why is this against the law?
Does Japan have a DMCA or something?

> Anyone else hear about this?

I'd sure like to buy me one of these unlocked phones! Is that a crime, too?

Google finds:

http://bbs.avi.jp/256883/
Received on Mon Sep 4 18:40:17 2006