While I agree that US prices for wireless minutes are, for the most
part, ridiculously cheaper than Japan, it's worth noting that with the
most expensive plans on the Japanese carriers, you're getting
per-minute rates comparable to mid/high-end US plans...you just have
to pre-pay 10000-15000 yen for a big bucket of allowance.
Somehow that was all one sentence. Whew.
-c
On 4/10/07, Tim Smith <tim@freeverse.jp> wrote:
> Actually their intention is to establish a viable MVNO using the foreign
> Japanese population in the US (about 350,000) as a base. They will use
> the handsets that are possible on that network (Sanyo, LG, Moto, etc)
> and then add-in 'EZ' type of services. I seriously doubt they'll eat a
> hefty chunk of Sprint's service, but they'll definitely fill a gap and
> it's also a chance for Sprint/Nextel to pick up some needed ARPU. Who
> knows, a merger on the horizon?? Everyone knows about NTT's failed
> forays into the US market with their iMode launch. The KKDI model seems
> alot more timely and trendy.
>
> I agree the US has a way to go when it comes to CRM - especially Telco
> related. Though I'd take Sprint or Verizon any day of the week against
> Cingular(ATT). Bear in mind, wireless costs in the US (per minute) are
> still far lower than ANYTHING in Japan. CRM costs - so what do you want?
> Prompt service when you call an operator (averages maybe once or twice a
> year), or rock bottom calling prices?
>
>
> Curt Sampson wrote:
> > On Sun, 8 Apr 2007, Joe Bowbeer wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Thought this might be of interest:
> >>
> >> Japan's KDDI to provide cellphone service in U.S, using Sprint's
> >> network and catering mostly to Japanese customers in the U.S.
> >>
> >
> > Absolutely fascinating.
> >
> > I'm wondering what they're going to do about customer service. Will they
> > be providing it in Japanese, or English, or both? If they're providing
> > English service, it's anywhere near as good as what they provide in
> > Japan, and they're not too much more expensive than Sprint, I could seem
> > them eating a fairly hefty chunk of Sprint's business.
> >
> > (For those not familiar with US cellphone carriers, their level of
> > customer service is astoundingly bad. Check out consumerist.com for
> > plenty of examples.)
> >
> > cjs
> >
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