Japanese mobiles?

[grantw]

Since seeing the quality of mobile phones in Japan on tv the other day I am thinking about buying one direct. Has anyone ever done this and can anyone recommend a japanese site that ships to the UK. I can't find any at all?

Cheers, Grant

 

[SF]

Hi Grant

I have been a member of Esato - All about mobile phones. Including Sony Ericsson K800, K790, W810, Z530, W880 W880i, K610, Z610, P990, M600, K320 Nokia Motorola Benq-Siemens Samsung and more forum for a few years now and there is loads of sites, contacts - phones for sale from all over the world, def worth checking out.

 

[grantw]

Cheers mate, will take a look.

Grant

 

[stender]

Sure it wasn't Korea?
I saw bbc click, on bbc news Saturday morning and they showed all the latest mobiles from Korea. Very impressive! 10mp cameras and all sorts.
8GB Hard drive.

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click

 

[grantw]

Ah, maybe it was Korea. Anyone got any links to Korean mobile shops that ship to the UK

Grant

 

[retired member 1]

They more than likely won't work on our networks and in some cases won't support english language. (Unless you use a Korean/Japanese sim card with roaming)

If there is a particular phone you want from Korea let me know what it is and i'll get you a price, should also be able to see what networks they support.

 

[grantw]

Cheers mate, I'll have a browse around. I'm just looking for something a bit different to be honest, getting a bit bored of the same olds..


Grant

 

[sneezycheese]

Since seeing the quality of mobile phones in Japan on tv the other day I am thinking about buying one direct. Has anyone ever done this and can anyone recommend a japanese site that ships to the UK. I can't find any at all?

Cheers, Grant

...Hi Grant,

I used to work for the section of Nokia that developed handsets for the Japanese market and there are a few things you need to know...

You'll be hard pushed to find a Japanese mobile that will work in the uk (at least properly that is). It's a bit easier now 3G is here, but it's more likely than not that any mobile you buy from Japan will be 3G/PDC rather than 3G/GSM. It's also worth noting that there are different 'flovours' of 3G, as well.

So in short - If you're buying from Japan be very wary and don't expect it to work properly in the UK.

You're are right though - Japanese mobiles are the business - DoCoMo has VERY strict requirements and the Mobile Manufacturers use Japan as the testing ground for new inovations.

Cheers,

Sneezy.

 

[grantw]

Cheers Sneezy, this is starting to sound like it may involve a lot of hassle

Grant

 

[stender]

Hopefully won't take too long to hit here. Although they were already talking about 4g networks and wibro on the programme!!!

One phone was for dj's and actually had a wheel for scratching!

I think you can view the programme on the bbc site?