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  • SoftBank plans for new iPad

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    SoftBank has just published their new deals for iPhone owners wanting to buy one of the newer iPads. The mechanics of the plan are the same as for the iPad 2 campaign last year, you get a full rebate on the 16GB model’s price, but that applies only on the data plan charge. So if…

  • Is Softbank’s new iPad 2 campaign worth it?

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    Updated 2011/11/09 — see bottom of the post For the iPhone 4S launch, Masayoshi Son, Softbank’s CEO, decided to go all out to keep his customers from going to aU by KDDI. Fun Fact: during his keynote on October 7th, one day after Steve Jobs passing away, Son-san declared tearfully that these campaigns were his…

  • Softbank’s “summer scam” campaign

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    Softbank is launching a fun summer campaign with its cute mascot お父さん: Use your Softbank 3G phone overseas this summer and get a chance to win one of 100 flower-necklace-wearing-お父さん straps! Way to go Softbank! It’s a classy move, trying to lure customers into using their cellphone overseas at ￥200/min and potentially incurring ginormous phone…

  • Activate tethering on Softbank iPhone

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    A friend of mine, @kuriburi, just sent me this to publish for him, so here you go: So it was the news of the day: Someone managed to activate tethering on an AT&T iPhone 3G by means of a “carrier support file”, a.k.a. “ipcc”. Here in Japan, the story was a bit more tricky :…

  • Half-assed features on Softbank iPhone

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    I’m getting reports from my friends with iPhones here in Japan, since I still haven’t gone crazy and taken one as a second phone. Some features have been completely borked by Softbank: There’s no + for international calls. Apparently, Softbank’s network does not support the + (country code) (your number) that is industry standard on…

  • Special rules for Gaijin buying an iPhone

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    If you’re planning on buying an iPhone (it’s a little too late now since they’re already out of stock everywhere in Kanto) and you’re a foreigner, there’s a couple of things you need to be aware of before you head out to the Softbank shop: Bring your Gaikokujin Torokusho (Alien Card) + Passport. It seems…

  • iPhone pricing details announced officially

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    A press release just appeared on Softbank’s website and suddenly Twitter went ablaze: the official pricing details for the iPhone have been published. Here’s the lowdown: 7,280円 per month for basic white plan and unlimited data 960円 per month for the 8GB version, 1,440円 per month for the 16GB version (for 24 months) specific email…