So the iPhone 3G pricing has been announced by the SoftBank folks. The basic breakdown for the representative plan described on that page: Handset price: ¥23,040 for 8GB, ¥34,560 for 16GB (paid in ¥960 or ¥1,440 monthly payments over the course of the two-year plan). Service price: ¥7,280 a month (including the ¥980 White Plan, [...]
Archive for June, 2008
DoCoMo talks about iPhone failure
TechRadar UK has a piece up with quotes from an NTT DoCoMo spokesman on yesterday’s news: DoCoMo failed to nab iPhone. DoCoMo has admitted to TechRadar it tried and failed to strike a deal with Apple to sell the 3G iPhone in Japan. . . . [Ichikoshi Shûichirô says] “Anyway, DoCoMo already sells touchscreen phones, [...]
SoftBank iPhone: confirmed
I was just pointed to this SoftBank press release from today. I quote: SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple® to bring the iPhone™ to Japan later this year. (Seriously, that’s the entire press release; you don’t really have to go read it now.) I’m happy to see the thing [...]
