Re: Using Openmoko in Japan

2007-10-26 Thread Raphaël Jacquot
Jon wrote: supports the standard GSM bands (850/1900, 900/1800) and Japan's UMTS uses 1700 2100. note: this is indeed some form of protectionnism :-) ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: Using Openmoko in Japan

2007-10-26 Thread Doug Sutherland
Well WCDMA aka UMTS was made in Japan as NTT DoCoMo launched the first commerical WCDMA 3G mobile network in 1991. I dunno about protectionism, and there are many sides to this. The North American wireless infrastructure is advancing slowly due to its roots in old tech, and will probably be the

Re: Using Openmoko in Japan

2007-10-16 Thread Doug Sutherland
No you do not have GSM there. The 3G in Japan is UMTS. -- Doug ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

RE: Using Openmoko in Japan

2007-10-14 Thread David Schlesinger
You'll need to find some hardware to run it on, the Neo1973 won't function in Japan. It's a GSM phone, and Japan's system is pretty much completely WCDMA... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Huang Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 11:10