Submit a Story!
iPhone not selling well in Japan, now available for free
iPhone not selling well in Japan, now available for free
There are no official statistics available as how well the iPhone sells after Apple started offering it in the Japanese market in July last year . Now Softbank Mobile, one of Asia’s biggest tech companies and the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in Japan, thinks sales need a boost and ...
Why the Japanese Hate the iPhone
Why the Japanese Hate the iPhone
blog.wired.com — Apple's iPhone has wowed most of the globe — but not Japan, where the handset is selling... so poorly it's being offered for free. What's wrong with the iPhone, from a Japanese perspective? Almost everything: The high monthly data plans that go ... (more) Why the Japanese Hate the iPhone
Apple to allow Verizon connections
Apple to allow Verizon connections
itexaminer.com — When Jobs is away the cats will play (more) Apple to allow Verizon connections
iPhone for everybody
iPhone for everybody
mb.softbank.jp — NEWS 1 新スーパーボーナスで、8GB新規ご契約の場合、通信料からの割引(月月割)で実質負担が0円に 実質負担0円 ※実質負担とは、分割支払い金と月月割の差額です。 NEWS 2 パケット定額フルの上限が、5,985円→4,410円に 1,575円OFF 詳しくはこちら... (more) iPhone for everybody
Comments
Blog Reactions

iPhone 3G now free with contract in Japan
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... , so long as you agree to a 2 year service contract. Even then, however, life is relatively easy: the monthly plan is a mere $45. [SoftBank via Crunchgear] ...

Japan to Get Free iPhones on Softbank Mobile
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... A report over at CrunchGear noted that Softbank is seeking a jolt in sales, and intend to offer the 8GB iPhone 3G for free on a 2-year contract, and the 16GB version for just over $100 on the same deal. The promo is set to begin this Friday and should run until the end of May. To coincide with the free iPhone, data plans are being discounted from just over $60 per month to somewhere in the $45 range. ...

Dysentery in motion: Oregon Trail for iPhone gets a trailer
CrunchGear — ... 8MP Digital Camera - Is The Canon PowerShot 8MP Digital Camera The Best Choice? Find Out Here! Flip Video Digital Camcorder - Get A Complete Review Of Flip Video Digital Camcorders Here FIRST! Xbox 360 3 Red Lights - Play GTA Again Today! Torrentleech ,Scenetorrents ,Waffles ,What.cd ,Demonoid and more For sale 5 comments "Loan Modification Can Help You Here's How!" 3 comments [image] [image] [image] [image] Featured Posts [image] NOT BIG IN JAPAN Japanese don't really want the iPhone » [image] ...

Apple iPhone for free in Japan from Softbank?
Phones Review — ... CrunchGear reports that Softbank is attempting to push sales of the Apple iPhone 3G and intend on offering the 8GB version for free with a two year contract while on the same two year contract you can have the 16GB Apple iPhone 3G for just $100. This offer by Softbank will run as of today until the end of March and furthermore, data plans for the Apple iPhone 3G are being discounted to roughly $45.00 rather than the usual $60.00 per month. Source – crunchgear ...

Uh-oh: A ton of Nokia 5800 XpressMusics are going to break
CrunchGear — ... RSS Subscribe: Uh-oh: A ton of Nokia 5800 XpressMusics are going to break by Greg Kumparak on February 27, 2009 [image] You remember those 1 million 5800 XpressMusic handsets that Nokia proudly announced they’d shipped back in January? Yeah, most of those are probably going to break. Read the rest of this entry Previous Post Actively Discussed Posts BFF 10 reasons to buy a Kindle 2... and 10 reasons not to 143 comments iPhone not selling well in Japan, now available for free 69 comments Michael Jackson’s arcade games to ...

Big Brother in Japan? University tracks students via free iPhones
CrunchGear — ... 550 students and staff members received the free devices last Friday. Aoyama Gakuin says that this is just a soft launch and plans to make full use of the system this autumn when the new semester starts. The university covers the basic fee for the iPhone (the hardware itself is “free” in Japan anyway), but students will have to pay when they exceed downloading limits. ...

Related: softbank mobile iphone for everybody @softbank.co.jp, free iphone in japan
SoftBank now giving away iPhones in Japan
appleinsider.com 2/25/2009 — In a bid to possibly clear inventory, combat slumping sales, or both, SoftBank Mobile's new "iPhone for Everybody Campaign" is offering customers in Japan a free iPhone 3G with a two-year contract through May.
Softbank to give 8GB iPhones away for freeCrave: The gadget blog
Softbank is launching a promotion that involves giving away an 8GB iPhone 3G with a new contract. (Credit: Apple) Softbank Mobile, the iPhone carrier in Japan, plans to introduce a new program Friday that will give some iPhones away for free with a new two-year contract. The 8GB iPhone ...
SoftBank Mobile gives free iPhones in JapanpdaBlast!
Japanese carrier SoftBank Mobile is offering customers a free 8GB iPhone if they'll sign up for a 2 year contract. What a deal. The iPhone used to sell for 235US with a contract but the Japanese public has had a luke warm reception to the iPhone. The catch? The special pricing runs ...
The Japanese Turn Up Their Noses at Your Precious iPhone [Japanese Dealzmodo]Gizmodo
Apparently our beloved national institution, the iPhone, isn't such a big hit in Japan. It's doing so poorly that Softbank, its Japanese carrier, is offering the 8GB iPhone free with a contract. Update: Wired points to the iPhone's high monthly plan, lack of multimedia messaging support, and ...
Want an iPhone 3G for free? Fly to JapanNewlaunches.com
If you thought that the iPhone 3G couldn’t get any cheaper than it already is, perhaps a trip to Japan could change your mind. Softbank Mobile, the exclusive carrier of Apple’s smartphone in Japan, will give anyone who signs a two-year contract a free 8GB iPhone 3G. If customers prefer the 16GB ...
Why the Japanese Hate the iPhoneWired: Gadget Lab
Apple's iPhone has wowed most of the globe — but not Japan, where the handset is selling so poorly it's being offered for free. What's wrong with the iPhone, from a Japanese perspective? Almost everything: The high monthly data plans that go with it, its paucity of features, the ...
SoftBank to Offer Free iPhone 3G in JapanMobilewhack.com
Japanese customers should be happy to hear that Softbank is getting ready to offer the iPhone 3G for free. It looks like the phone didn’t have the same success over here. Starting Friday the 8GB iPhone 3G will be offered for free while the 16GB version will sell for around $117 to new ...