"Ryan Ginstrom" <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:2mb0v6Fl3no0U1@uni-berlin.de...
> necoandjeff wrote:
> > "Ryan Ginstrom" <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:2mauuvFl9iqlU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >> Matthew Endo wrote:
> >>> The hardest thing is to part with my phone number.  Although it's
> >>> not the greatest or most memorable, it's been mine for a long time.
> >>>
> >>> Wish they had number portability here.
> >>
> >> DoCoMo does at least, although it costs money.
> >
> > How can only one company do it? I think portability refers to being
> > able to take the phone number with you to and from different carriers.
>
> That is probably not possible. But when you change phones (with the same
> carrier), you can keep your same phone number, for a fee. I know this is
> true with DoCoMo and J-Phone, but I have no experience with other carriers
> (and have only actually done it with DoCoMo).
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Ryan Ginstrom
>

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.

I once tried to change plans (1995) within Vodafone in UK (after the
contracted two years) and they said I have to pay some charge (above a 100
quids).


Sryn
sryn@yahoo.DELETETHIS.com