foreign phone in japon?

[myothercarisajumpsuit]

will my foreign phone (new nokia) work in japan if i get a card for it?
any experienced individuals out there done the same and lived to tell the tale?

taa
jumpy

[Taro Toporific]

will my foreign phone (new nokia) work in japan if i get a card for it?
any experienced individuals out there done the same and lived to tell the tale?

Nope. TIJ

(OK, ok, what "kind" of Nokia--GMS?-- and which provider?)

[myothercarisajumpsuit]

nokia 7700 media device

of course i'll have to change the local provider.

think i'll just call nokia. they can surely give me the details on their own phone.

sorry i wasted your time. feeling funny and i don't know why.
scuse, me while i kiss the sky.


haze
jumpsuit

[Taro Toporific]

nokia 7700 media device
.

Nope.

nokia 7700 media device
Phone Models
Europe, Middle East, Africa

[GomiGirl]

A wCDMA Nokia will work in Japan with a USIM.

Just bring your own SIM from home and pay the roaming fees or purchase a local Vodafone KK one from either the Nokia store at Narita or T-CAT or even from the larger Vodafone stores.

[Taro Toporific]

A wCDMA Nokia will work in Japan with a USIM.
Just bring your own SIM from home and pay the roaming fees or purchase a local Vodafone KK one from either the Nokia store at Narita or T-CAT or even from the larger Vodafone stores.

Yes, that "wCDMA Nokia" is his problem. His bleeding edge Nokia 7700 does not seem to support wCDMA.

From what I can tell from the specs, is it only a "Tri-Band Operation--- GSM 900/1800/1900" and not wCDMA. But hey, what do I know what "Tri-Band" really means?
Nokia Japan says that only, " The Nokia 6650 phone is compatible with both WCDMA and GSM networks, and users can take advantage of international roaming services that use either WCDMA or GSM 900/1800 networks."


The current bilingual models are: 6650, 7600, 6630, etc.
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http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,8764,47563,00.html
Tri-Band Operation
* GSM 900/1800/1900
* Automatic switching between bands
Data Transfer
* EDGE*
* GPRS* (multislot class 10)
* E-GPRS* (multislot class 4 (3+1))
* HSCSD (High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data)*
* Circuit-switched data
* TCP/IP*

http://www.club.nokia.co.jp/eng/phones/about/about_01.html

WCDMA is a new third-generation mobile phone system in Japan which complies with international standards (i.e. Vodafone Global Standard). The Nokia 6650 phone is compatible with both WCDMA and GSM networks, and users can take advantage of international roaming services that use either WCDMA or GSM 900/1800 networks. Thus, the same phone can be used to make calls both in Japan and overseas.*

*Nokia 6650 phone compatible coverage areas for WCDMA and GSM 900/1800 networks are Japan, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region (except S. Korea), and Africa.

The current bilingual models are: 6650, 7600, 6630, etc.