lostintokyo wrote:

> hello everyone,
>
> i tried posting this a couple of days ago and it never showed up,
> so i'm trying again. sorry for the repost.
>
> i just moved to this country and i am looking to buy a cell phone here
> in japan, maybe one of those really cheap ones from docomo that they
> have....
>
> i was just wondering is this a good choice?

Docomo has a number of interesting services available, but their
reliability has proven to be wanting on numerous occasions when their
service went down due to high traffic, inconveniencing millions at a time
as the country's largest service.

Go for someone with a cheaper service. I am doing perfectly fine with my
six year old J-Phone which is only good for voice communications, and
which I use perhaps five minutes a year. If you want to have a real time
video cell phone, I was told to wait a few months for other companies to
come out with their own models.

> why or why not? all the colorful pamphlets are cool

Docomo also has some of the prettiest girls or trendy young idols in
their commercials.

> but i'd rather hear from actual users.
> i've heard a lot of things about that i-mode service but that's all,
> only the supposedly good stuff, anyone have any info on the cons?
>
> thanks!