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<![CDATA[HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource - Japanese Phones]]> http://www.howardforums.com/ Sharp | Panasonic | Others (Mitsubishi, NEC, etc) en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:38 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.howardforums.com/images/hofo2013/misc/rss.png <![CDATA[HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource - Japanese Phones]]> http://www.howardforums.com/ Sharp Docomo SH-06E Aquos Phone Zeta reviewed! http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1800975-Sharp-Docomo-SH-06E-Aquos-Phone-Zeta-reviewed!?goto=newpost Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:25:05 GMT

Here it is! Brand new Sharp Aquos Phone Zeta Docomo SH-06E hands on!
Completely out of design, but good inside + fullHD 4,8" IGZO display.
Here is full photo set:
http://j-phone.ru/ru/reviews/sharp/7...6ebreview.html

]]> Japanese Phones Jphoner http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1800975-Sharp-Docomo-SH-06E-Aquos-Phone-Zeta-reviewed! Bringing my unlocked Docomo to Hawaii. What prepaid SIM will work? http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1800760-Bringing-my-unlocked-Docomo-to-Hawaii-What-prepaid-SIM-will-work?goto=newpost Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:26:22 GMT So i hear lots of headaches about which phone company has the right frequencies for Japanese phones (in particular, Docomo phones), and to be honest its a little confusing and too much work to figure it out. Which phone companies have prepaid SIMs with data (preferrably $20 or less), that will...

So i hear lots of headaches about which phone company has the right frequencies for Japanese phones (in particular, Docomo phones), and to be honest its a little confusing and too much work to figure it out.

Which phone companies have prepaid SIMs with data (preferrably $20 or less), that will work with my phone, in Hawaii?

]]> Japanese Phones tokyo_dom http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1800760-Bringing-my-unlocked-Docomo-to-Hawaii-What-prepaid-SIM-will-work Buying a DoCoMo Sharp SH-06e http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1800206-Buying-a-DoCoMo-Sharp-SH-06e?goto=newpost Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:47:07 GMT

Hi,

I'm kind of a newbie to these things so I was just wondering, first of all whether or not if I bought this phone how well it'd work on a U.S. networks. On all seller's pages they claim that the phones have been unlocked but on the sticky thread about Keitais says that hypersims have issues with incoming calls. Is this still true? Also, where would be a reputable place to buy one?

]]> Japanese Phones sstocd http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1800206-Buying-a-DoCoMo-Sharp-SH-06e AQUOS PHONE 103SH | SoftBank sim card??? http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799645-AQUOS-PHONE-103SH-SoftBank-sim-card?goto=newpost Tue, 28 May 2013 18:19:24 GMT Hello, we have a normal nano and micro sims, but WTF is this ??? And do not ask my twice why my sim look so ..... Code: --------- i.imgur.com/3aBivUK.jpg --------- It is really a micro sim? Code: ---------

Hello, we have a normal nano and micro sims, but WTF is this ??? And do not ask my twice why my sim look so .....

Code:

i.imgur.com/3aBivUK.jpg

It is really a micro sim?

Code:

3.bp.blogspot.com/-OtvDjs7E6Og/T8LwdbFzhVI/AAAAAAAAGcU/ExW4th4k0B0/s1600/MicroSIM_cut.png

1.bp.blogspot.com/-ecWmsq4q47M/T8LyEMx2_EI/AAAAAAAAGck/pXBLmOtCZ3I/s1600/microsim_120519_2055.jpg

Thanks for advice, I do think, I ask for second card in O2 and ask them to cut the sim in shop. SRy 4 my eng.
The phone was bought on noppin.com Shipping+ fee with the 6usb 2700jen only,the phone in auction 80EUR.
More pic

Code:

imgur.com/a/Fd01h

]]> Japanese Phones JonPanco http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799645-AQUOS-PHONE-103SH-SoftBank-sim-card <![CDATA[DoCoMo counting on R&D to stay ahead]]> http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799476-DoCoMo-counting-on-R-amp-D-to-stay-ahead?goto=newpost Sun, 26 May 2013 10:04:17 GMT

I'm in a very bad mood, full of stress after knowing some old geezers in Japan's ruling party, LDP, under "international pressures" (Tea Party in U.S, load of ultra right-wing Christian groups of moralists in Europe, bunch of delusional, paranoid feminists/activists in both Europe & U.S... name it yourself, the list will go on for all night, with many names even in UNESCO) trying to revive a law that will put you in jail for merely DRAWING a picture of "slightly provocative highschool girls" or even owning them. Despite many aggressive lobbying works to oppose that ()$&*%, the future is extremely grey for an anime otaku like me. Sorry for talking so much:doh:

Okay, since I'm under lots of pressure & nervous right now, I will post the whole thing, and let you state what you yourself think, rather than blah blah blah about my thought

Quote:

NTT DoCoMo Inc., despite being Japan’s biggest mobile phone carrier, has been struggling against tough smartphone competition from KDDI Corp. and Softbank Corp., which is leading in that area.

But one edge that the cellphone behemoth — it has more than 60 million subscribers — still holds is in research and development. It devotes an average of more than ¥100 billion on R&D every year, about 2.5 percent of sales.

KDDI, which runs the au mobile phone service, spent about ¥32 billion on R&D in fiscal 2011, while Softbank invested a mere ¥860 million.

The abundant resources DoCoMo devotes to research could allow the firm to develop killer products and turn its game around. At least the new technologies in the works at DoCoMo’s research and development center in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, show that the firm is cultivating new ground, both in networks and devices.

During a recent visit to the research center, DoCoMo said some of the new ideas in development actually came from lessons learned in the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

One prominent field is using renewable energy to power mobile networks.

“When the Great East Japan Earthquake struck in 2011, it took a month to restore network base stations. After all, power is essential for stable network communications,” said Kazuhiko Takeno, an executive research engineer in the R&D center’s environmental tech group.

People were unable to use their cellphones as the blackout caused by the quake and tsunami left many base stations useless. These stations have lead batteries for emergencies, but they only store enough juice to last two or three hours.

DoCoMo is now developing “green” base stations equipped with solar panels and lithium-ion batteries.

In sunny daytime weather, the solar panels generate enough power to run each station without having to tap into the standard electrical grid, while the lithium-ion batteries store the excess.

The trick is making them completely autonomous when it comes to the electricity supply. “We’re researching how we can manage to store power to run the base stations when there is no power supply from the utilities,” Takeno said.

The R&D center is experimenting with base stations not only on its premises but also in three locations in Tokyo and Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures.

Another area for research is the fast LTE network.

LTE, which stands for Long Term Evolution, is several times faster than the 3G network that currently forms the backbone of cellphone communications.

DoCoMo was the first carrier in Japan to launch the LTE network, known as Xi, in 2010.

However, nearly all handsets by rival carriers are now LTE-ready, so having faster, smoother and wider LTE coverage has taken on added urgency.

Currently, DoCoMo is increasing the speed of LTE, and a prototype system exhibited at the R&D center transmitted high-quality video simultaneously on 12 big monitors. To accomplish this feat, the base station network has to move 180 megabits of data per second, a couple of times faster than the average household Internet connection.

A fast and stable network is indispensable to transmitting high-quality video, given the gargantuan amounts of data involved.

While developing improvements in network infrastructure goes on, DoCoMo is also creating futuristic services for handset users. Now that smartphones, which have the processing power of a small computer, have become an integral part of society, the carrier plans to offer more elaborate services.

A concept model of a so-called biochip mobile phone is one example. The idea is to have a biochip built into a phone monitor the user’s health through things like breath, saliva and perspiration.

For instance, a bluetooth attachment can gauge how hungry a person is by detecting acetone, which is produced inside the body.

The biochip mobile phone is still in the concept stage and DoCoMo has yet to set a target for when it will reach commercial use. The firm is already providing services to help users keep track of their health conditions via smartphones.

Other technologies on display offer a glimpse into a futuristic society.

A device worn like a watch detects the motion of a tapping finger, allowing a person to control nearby devices by tapping different rhythms. Turning on a TV or unlocking a door may become merely a matter of snapping your fingers.

A hands-free video phone that looks like a pair of high-tech glasses enables the user to see the person they are talking to, and the other person can see the wearer via built-in cameras.

DoCoMo says it wants to take the technology even further. Researchers hope the glasses will project information about whatever the wearer is looking at. For instance, if the user looks at something in a store, information regarding the product will pop up inside the glasses.

Such communications devices could play a significant role in the coming years, as Google also plans to sell special glasses in 2014.

DoCoMo said it is aiming to make its glasses commercially available by 2020.

From Japan Times Online with love

]]> Japanese Phones Animaniax http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799476-DoCoMo-counting-on-R-amp-D-to-stay-ahead <![CDATA[Casio G'zOne CA-201L reviewed!]]> http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799209-Casio-G-zOne-CA-201L-reviewed!?goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:44 GMT

Here is a korean version of Casio G'zOne CAL21 Type-L.
It's Casio CA-201L G'zOne. It has 2cored 1,5Ghz processor, but it's really fast.
Black'n'red colors available.
Black review here.
Red review here.

]]> Japanese Phones Jphoner http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799209-Casio-G-zOne-CA-201L-reviewed! Looking for USB lid for my phone http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799204-Looking-for-USB-lid-for-my-phone?goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 07:28:36 GMT

One of the weakest built parts of (Sharp) smartphones seems to be the USB lid. The one on my SH-01D broke in half after about a year of using the phone. The same happened with my brother's SH-12C. The lid on the 005SH is OK but only because the silicone/plastic piece holding it is attached to the middle of it, whereas on the SH-12C, the SH-01D and the SH-10D (the phone's I've personally seen), it is attached to one of the sides. This leads to breaking, eventually. And there goes the waterproofing / dust-proofing...

So, my question is, has anyone got an idea where such a USB lid be found? I've been looking on Yahoo Auctions Japan, no luck. Since it is the same USB lid on both the SH-01D and the SH-12C, and probably on other models too, I imagine I'm not the only person having this problem, and I hope there's a chance spare USB covers can be found.

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]]> Japanese Phones cheeseus http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799204-Looking-for-USB-lid-for-my-phone F-10D Battery Life / Heat - versus my Galaxy Nexus http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799114-F-10D-Battery-Life-Heat-versus-my-Galaxy-Nexus?goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:15 GMT So, after getting the SH-10D from eBay, I stared to read horror stories from popular BBSes that rate the phone as excellent except that it gets really hot, and the battery life is terrible. (WiFi clock and reboot issues aside). I have a Galaxy Nexus (i9250) that I have been using for the past 2...

So, after getting the SH-10D from eBay, I stared to read horror stories from popular BBSes that rate the phone as excellent except that it gets really hot, and the battery life is terrible.
(WiFi clock and reboot issues aside).

I have a Galaxy Nexus (i9250) that I have been using for the past 2 years as my standard phone (ever since I sold my Keitais), and I can say that the battery life is terrible.

The Super AMOLED display devours battery life. On a typical bus ride to work, I am down 20% from a full charge. In that time I have the screen always on (almost) and read news sites / stream music from Google Play Music.

My question is, how does the F-10D fare?
I can't go a day without charging my Nexus (can't make it 8 hours honestly, and it's not that the battery is depleated)
Can I have a full day of usage on the F-10D? Charge it in the morning, bus ride to work, listen to music, read news and chat, leave it alone at work, take phone, go home, listening to music and browsing news/chat?

I frequently go to the gym too, so that makes it around 14 hours of away-from-charging-time. (Mind you, I also don't use the phone at work, it sits on my desk, occasional phone call).

Please let me know if anyone has experiance with this phone!
I have herard numbers in the 24 hour range, which sounds optimistic!

Thanks a lot!

]]> Japanese Phones xaxisy http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799114-F-10D-Battery-Life-Heat-versus-my-Galaxy-Nexus sharp 102sh/104sh free sim-unlock program. http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799038-sharp-102sh-104sh-free-sim-unlock-program?goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:42 GMT hi ,every1. here is the sim-umlock program for sharp 102sh/104sh. steps to unlock ur phone: 1.temporary root ur phone i do not have the steps in english,u may search it in internet.u can download the necessary files from here:...

hi ,every1. here is the sim-umlock program for sharp 102sh/104sh.
steps to unlock ur phone:
1.temporary root ur phone
i do not have the steps in english,u may search it in internet.u can download the necessary files from here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lghn70ed1m...ing.zip?v=1mci
2.after rooting work,execute:
adb push sharp_ste /data/local/tools
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tools/sharp_ste
adb shell
$ /dev/sh
# /data/local/tools/sharp_ste

wait for about 1 minute,ur phone will be sim-unlocked.
u can download the file "sharp_ste" here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4cka59uoks...ste.zip?v=1mci

hope u guys can success, i had unlocked 104sh successful!
if u are too lazy to do the researching work,contract me, i can help u. but not free :hehehe:

]]> Japanese Phones ww0207 http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1799038-sharp-102sh-104sh-free-sim-unlock-program KDDI au 2013 Summer Collection http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1798924-KDDI-au-2013-Summer-Collection?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 07:13:52 GMT Image: http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/img/ktw/docs/599/837/au01.jpg From left to right: Sony XPERIA UL SOL22 - Kyocera Urbano L01 KYL22 - HTC J One HTL22 - Sharp AQUOS Phone Serie SHL22 Sony XPERIA UL SOL22 Image: http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/img/ktw/docs/599/911/pgsol2201.jpg

From left to right: Sony XPERIA UL SOL22 - Kyocera Urbano L01 KYL22 - HTC J One HTL22 - Sharp AQUOS Phone Serie SHL22

Sony XPERIA UL SOL22

Quote:

Code Name: Gaga
(Upgrade planned for 4.2) Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: OS
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5GHz
GPU: Adreno 320
RAM: 2GB
ROM: 16GB
Size: 135 × 71 × 10.5mm
Weight: 145g
Display: 5 inches TFT LCD (Reality Display) Multi-Touch
Resolution: 1920 × 1080 Full-HD
Camera: 13.1MP (rear CMOS Exmor RS) LED flash with 0.31MP (front)
Network: LTE (800/1500/2100MHz), CDMA2000 (800/2100MHz), W-CDMA (850/1900/2100MHz), GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz)
Packet communication: LTE, EV-DO Rev.A, HSPA +, EDGE
SIM Slot: microSIM
Communication: Communication: WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n Bluetooth 4.0
Sensor: A-GPS/GPS, G sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, light sensor, FeliCa, NFC
External terminal: microSD (Max 64GB), microUSB (MHL compatible), 3.5mm audio jack
Battery: Li-Ion 2300mAh (removable)
Housing color: white, black, pink
Studio: Sony mobile (Sony Mobile)
Other: Seg, tethering, infrared, wallet, Mobile Bravia 2, waterproof (IPX5/IPX8), dust (IP5X) corresponding

Kyocera Urbano L01 KYL22

Quote:

OS: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 Dual-core 1.5GHz
GPU: Adreno 225
RAM: 2GB
ROM: 16GB
Size: 134 × 65 × 10.8mm
Weight: 140g
Display: 4.7 inches TFT LCD multi-touch capacitive
Resolution: 1280 × 720 HD
Camera: 13MP (rear CMOS) LED flash with 0.97MP (front)
Network: LTE (800/1500/2100MHz), CDMA2000 (800/2100MHz), W-CDMA (850/1900/2100MHz), GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz)
Packet communication: LTE, EV-DO Rev.A, HSPA +, EDGE
SIM Slot: microSIM
Communication: Communication: WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n Bluetooth 4.0
Sensors: GPS, G sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, light sensor, pressure sensor, FeliCa, NFC
External terminal: microSD (Max 64GB), microUSB (MHL compatible), 3.5mm audio jack
Battery: Li-Ion 2700mAh
Housing color: green, white, black, blue
Manufacturer: Kyocera (Kyocera)
Other: Seg, tethering, infrared, wallet, waterproof (IPX5/IPX8), dust (IP5X) corresponding

HTC J One HTL22

Quote:

Code Name: M7 (for Japan M7_WLJ)
(Version up in preparation to 4.2) Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: OS
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T Quad-core 1.7GHz
GPU: Adreno 320
RAM: 2GB DDR2
ROM: 32GB
Size: 138 × 69 × 10.5mm
Weight: 157g
Display: 4.7 inches Super LCD 3 (469ppi) display multi-touch capacitive
Resolution: 1920 × 1080 Full-HD
UI: Sense 5.0
Camera: 4MP (back Ultrapixel Camera) LED with flash 2.1MP (front CMOS)
Network: LTE (800/1500/2100MHz), CDMA2000 (800/2100MHz), W-CDMA (850/1900/2100MHz), GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz)
Packet communication: LTE, HSPA, EV-DO Rev.A, EDGE, GPRS
SIM Slot: microSIM
Communication: WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n Bluetooth 4.0
Sensor: A-GPS/GPS, G sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, light sensor, FeliCa, NFC
External terminal: microSD (Max 64GB), microUSB (MHL compatible), 3.5mm audio jack
Battery: 2300mAh (non-removable)
Housing color: white metal, black metal
Other: Beats Audio, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, tethering, one segment, wallet, infrared communication support, dual front stereo speakers, aluminum unibody adoption

Sharp AQUOS Phone Serie SHL22

Quote:

OS: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T Quad-core 1.7GHz
GPU: Adreno 320
RAM: 2GB
ROM: 16GB
Size: 142 × 70 × 9.9mm
Weight: 155g
Display: 4.9 inches IGZO LCD multi-touch capacitive
Resolution: 1280 × 720 HD
Camera: 13.1MP (rear CMOS) LED flash with 2.07MP (front)
Network: LTE (800/1500/2100MHz), CDMA2000 (800/2100MHz), W-CDMA (850/1900/2100MHz), GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz)
Packet communication: LTE, EV-DO Rev.A, HSPA +, EDGE
SIM Slot: microSIM
Communication: Communication: WiFi 802.11 a / ac / b / g / n Bluetooth 4.0
Sensors: GPS, G sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, light sensor, FeliCa, NFC
External terminal: microSD (Max 64GB), microUSB (MHL compatible), 3.5mm audio jack
Battery: 3080mAh
Housing color: blue, white, black
Manufacturer: Sharp (SHARP)
Other: Seg, tethering, infrared, wallet, waterproof (IPX5/IPX8), dust (IP5X) corresponding

That's all, folks:lol::lol::lol:

]]> Japanese Phones Animaniax http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1798924-KDDI-au-2013-Summer-Collection