I want to take a phone to Japan and pop a Japanese sim in it when I get there. I want to take a phone that has a battery that lasts for ages.
Will a phone bought in the UK accept a Japanese sim, and will it be compatible with Japanese networks? And what would be a good phone to buy? Nothing fancy of course. Just one that can make and receive calls, and lasts a long time.
Cheers collective mind!
This is complicated. Japanese mobile operators tend to use a different frequency than anyone else for UMTS (the 3G network standard). You need a multi band 3G handset, ideally quad band, but even then there is no guarantee it'll work, in fact it's more likely it won't. It's probably best to buy a cheap phone when you're there, but you may not be able to find a phone that supports English.
This is complicated. Japanese mobile operators tend to use a different frequency than anyone else for UMTS (the 3G network standard). You need a multi band 3G handset, ideally quad band, but even then there is no guarantee it'll work, in fact it's more likely it won't. It's probably best to buy a cheap phone when you're there, but you may not be able to find a phone that supports English.