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  nanotechnologyJan. 30, 2009 - 01:28PM JST

  I am still using my 5.5 year-old SA5505 phone (w/ 2 spare batteries) and I have no plan of retiring this, perhaps until this will be broken beyond repair.

  Talk/Email is still my primary usage so I don't bother any brand new handsets.

  Perhaps, if I am interested in Japanese Channels, I will be forced to change handsets with ONE-SEG Digital TV. But I am not.

  For new subscribers, applying for simple plan (980 yen) will cost each handset more than 400 USD. Applying the plan with handset subsidy, AU will rake your pocket for the expensive per min plan.

  For existing subscribers, aside from 3,000Yen processing fee, the exchange price is relatively higher.

  Posted in: KDDI au unveils mobile handsets for spring

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  nanotechnologyJan. 26, 2009 - 04:36PM JST

  au reception nationwide is the best. All handsets are forward and backward compatible with 2G and 3G technologies. So if the purpose of having handphone is only talk/email and you wish for a fewer drop calls and good coverage, AU is the answer. I am still using AU Sanyo A5505SA I purchased in Dec 2003. The only bad thing I am foreseeing with AU is in the internet/data plan. CDMA-1XEVDO rev A/B will not be as good as the HSDPA/HSPA used by E-mobile. AU's per packet charging and fixed data pricing is still very high.

  Posted in: KDDI says 9-month profit rises 18.2%

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