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07-16-2009, 02:36 AM
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US Iphone use in Japan
So heres the deal. I just moved here to Japan from Cali and I want to use my iphone instead of buying a phone here. It is unlocked already but I went into the cell provider store and they told me that I couldnt use the Japanese sim card in my iphone for some reason.
Is this true? Did I just waste time and money on an iphone that I cant use in another country? Please educate me 
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07-17-2009, 08:57 PM
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I'm curious about this too. I'm going to study abroad in Korea for 4 months and they are about to get iPhone there (I think they just got it this month) and I'm hoping I can just get a sim card and slap it into my phone.
I'm really thinking you can put the japanese sim card in, because I don't think any international version of iPhone is any different. I've been wrong before.
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07-18-2009, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by projkt13
As far as I know, Japan uses CDMA based cellular networks mostly. GSM is not deployed at all in Japan. iPhone uses GSM tech.
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07-19-2009, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by krypto
I think this is partially correct. I have co-workers who travel to Japan frequently who are able to use their 3G phones there (iPhone 3G and a Blackberry Bold). The only GSM networks in Japan are 3G networks, so you would not be able to use a first-generation iPhone there since it won't connect to a 3G network. The store employees were telling the truth.
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07-21-2009, 08:31 AM
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Simcards
The way I see it, sim cards are regional pieces of hardware. They are made to function for a given country. This is true for sim cards sold by the providers. If however, there are "jail broken" versions of a sim card - maybe that would alleviate your predicament...
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