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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
You can only choose the phones or tablets that a partcular operator carries.
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SoftBank, Au, KDD, and Willcom all carry iPhones plus Android, Blackberry, etc., and many others.
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When I go over to Japan I always want to buy a SIM card, stick it into my own phone and load it up with a few thousand yen, but it just can't be done. Very frustrating.
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This is so. Sim cards are only sold with phones and under long term contracts. It really is a bother unless you live here. And when I travel, although I can still use my Japanese iPhone for everything OTHER than phone calls (which route back to Japan and are charged as long distance even though I may be calling across the street) I pick up a $25 phone at Walmart or a local discount shop, put a $10 sim card into it, and I'm good for the next few days. It's easy enough to transfer contacts from one phone to another. I keep these cheap phones and just bring them back to the countries when I visit again. I can use the Japanese iPhone for e-mail, GPS, Maps, Internet, etc., all at regular costs.
Stitchawl