franknbeans said...

franknbeans at 01:48 PM JST - 27th August

Well they must have just made some dramatic changes their policies within the last 2 or 3 years... I lived in that area for almost 20 years up until mid 2005 and I highly doubt they have refrained from their old FLP tricks...

Well dude. They don't you are wrong.…

Posted in Plaintiffs in Futenma noise case tell U.S. diplomat to leave Okinawa at 01:48 PM JST - 27th August
franknbeans at 11:25 AM JST - 27th August

The iPhone already as 3~4 % of the cellular market, according to the Mainichi Daily

Right up there with the "National Enquirer", "Entertainment Weekly" and all those other "Hard News" journalists?

Maybe it had 3-4% saturation in the office of the guy who wrote that because one guy of the…

Posted in Softbank to cut minimum monthly fee for iPhone to Y2,324 at 11:25 AM JST - 27th August
franknbeans at 11:18 AM JST - 27th August

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Hey guys, some of you are being a bit harsh on the Okinawans. Remember, only an extremely small portion of the population are the complainers, with many of the complainers simply being bored and doing it of entertainment. I spent quite a bit of time in Okinawa, and for…

Posted in Plaintiffs in Futenma noise case tell U.S. diplomat to leave Okinawa at 11:18 AM JST - 27th August
franknbeans at 09:58 AM JST - 27th August

and being paid handsomely for it

No doubt! But I bet the ROI is much better than having some talentless hack like "becky" sit there and hold it looking vapid...

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franknbeans at 09:56 AM JST - 27th August

They are going to keep dropping the price until someone actually buys one. I have AU and have been a loyal customer for a long time, but don't always like their phones. Presently I use the W62CA because it is durable and has bluetooth.

My Nokia N810 is more functional…

Posted in Softbank to cut minimum monthly fee for iPhone to Y2,324 at 09:56 AM JST - 27th August
franknbeans at 09:49 AM JST - 27th August

Good choice in marketing though. Put a product in the hands of someone who is known in many countries instead of the normal "talent" like most japanese companies seem to do.

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franknbeans at 08:35 AM JST - 27th August

If you want to hear and feel noise, take a trip up to Atsugi while the air wing is doing carrier landing practice, which is almost all the time, when they're here. You can be a full mile away from the base and you will feel your house shake. This…

Posted in Plaintiffs in Futenma noise case tell U.S. diplomat to leave Okinawa at 08:35 AM JST - 27th August
franknbeans at 06:27 PM JST - 25th August

My take on this is simple.

the more competitors that there are within a single market, the higher the bar is raised. The iphone has set a new standard for phones/pda's. It can be argued that the Japanese are a little too happy with the status quo when it comes…

Posted in Mobile carriers focus on smart phones at 06:27 PM JST - 25th August
franknbeans at 11:36 PM JST - 17th August

Of course BBC would say otherwise.

Posted in It's 8: Phelps passes Spitz with another gold at 11:36 PM JST - 17th August
franknbeans at 09:21 PM JST - 17th August

Triple888

Yawns because he is still waiting for HIS country to win.

4 more years of yawning. 　kawaii so

Posted in It's 8: Phelps passes Spitz with another gold at 09:21 PM JST - 17th August