Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.daionet.gr.jp!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: "Sryn" Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Gaijin Friendly Keitai Phones Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:57:02 +0800 Lines: 36 Message-ID: <2mbummFl4c71U1@uni-berlin.de> References: <1gh9htw.104n22y10sr7ggN@yahoobb219000172032.bbtec.net> <73fde4f0.0407221002.5cace212@posting.google.com> <1ghcz1x.wsvz671nil0u6N@yahoobb219000172025.bbtec.net> <2mauuvFl9iqlU1@uni-berlin.de> <_KXLc.95235$0r.75366@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com> <2mb0v6Fl3no0U1@uni-berlin.de> <2mbi6eFkp0beU1@uni-berlin.de> <2mbklaFl2ds2U1@uni-berlin.de> X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de kvXS/cmqJIH1Vitv5f70JwqtFjpUQ8qsnMVdHHF+jiU+zyXG48 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:15700 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Ginstrom" 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