does 1seg use data?

**the_emh@hotmail** · 07-03-2011, 10:09 AM

hi all. im in japan at the moment using a 922SH i bought a few years back with a softbank rental simcard. i kind of want to try out 1seg, but i cant confirm to myself that it does not use data. seeing as softbank will be charging me $25.00 or so per meg i dont really want to take the risk. so does 1seg use data at all for video or is it safe for me to use it?

thanks and sorry for making a new thread, i did just spent an hour looking though.

**tokyo_dom** · 07-03-2011, 10:46 AM

Shouldnt use any data AFAIK

My gf can watch it on her 922sh and she has a prepaid card, so no data access

**qwerty1235** · 07-03-2011, 06:40 PM

Short answer: NO

1seg receives broadcasts from a signal that is completely different from the mobile network. I think you can even watch 1seg without a SIM card installed on docomo keitais, but don't think you can with SoftBank.

**yamanote** · 07-03-2011, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by qwerty1235

Short answer: NO

1seg receives broadcasts from a signal that is completely different from the mobile network. I think you can even watch 1seg without a SIM card installed on docomo keitais, but don't think you can with SoftBank.

Originally Posted by the_emh@hotmail

im in japan at the moment using a 922SH i bought a few years back with a softbank rental simcard. i kind of want to try out 1seg...

1seg shouldn't use any data. I think even the text based ads and weather forecasts etc are sent over the broadcast.

You'd have to ask someone on here to check for you to know for sure- if you get the little circular 'browser' symbol on the top status bar it means you're using data. There's a data meter somewhere in Settings so you can confirm there (if the number goes up, your bill goes up).