----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Ginstrom" <ginstrom@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: Gaijin Friendly Keitai Phones


> Sryn wrote:
> > I upgraded my keitai twice (1999 & 2000) in Japan and J-Phone never
> > charged me any 'upgrading' fee, except the subsidised price for those
> > keitais.
>
> Did you keep your phone number?
>
> I am pretty sure this cannot be done for free, although the charge may be
in
> the form of making you pay for your phone, rather than getting the new one
> free.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Ryan Ginstrom
>

Yup, I kept the same number.

I suppose the inaka Vodafone or other shop just phoned HQ to register the
new keitai's hard-wired ID to my existing phone number after de-listing the
old keitai from the network.


Sryn
sryn@yahoo.DELETETHIS.com