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Permalink Reply by Doug Lerner on October 29, 2010 at 8:21am

The iPad is not locked. However SoftBank claims that inside Japan itself it can only work with a SoftBank SIM card. I don't know why that might be so. You should call DoCoMo and ask them. They will willingly sell SIM cards for unlocked cell phones and other devices. However if you get it from them the monthly cost is high for devices they don't sell - like almost 10,000 yen/month.

iPhone 4 SIM cards won't work in iPads in general, so that could be the problem. What kind of contract do you have with DoCoMo for your iPhone 4?

doug

Permalink Reply by Caryan413 on October 29, 2010 at 5:43pm

You would have to jailbreak and edit APN settings. I think

Permalink Reply by Elvis Mendoza on October 29, 2010 at 5:58pm

Hi guys!
thanks for your quick reply.

ok.
here we go.
The Iphone 4 i have is from ATT i unlock it, and the Sim i am using on the Ipone is from Docomo is from my Sony xperia phone, so the Iphone is Working fine.
Now, The Ipad i buy in Akihabara, i jailbreak the Ipad already, but no luck about the Unlocking, i will like to know Really if this thing is really sim lock to Softbank, if anyone here have a Unlock Ipad from Softbank please little help here.
Thanks

Permalink Reply by pao on November 1, 2010 at 6:52am

hallo elvis im paolo and i have the same problem with my ipad... did you solve your ipad problem???how did you do???are ipad locked only in japan but not overseas??is hat true???

Permalink Reply by Elvis Mendoza on November 1, 2010 at 3:57pm

Hi Paolo!
Nothing Yet, i think someone here do unlock his Ipad but i cant find the post.
or no one want to help!
just seat tide, i'll keep looking on the Net.

Permalink Reply by ir-one on November 14, 2010 at 5:54pm

iPad in japan (softbank) is Locked. im waiting too for how to unlock my ipad but still wait and no solution.

Permalink Reply by ir-one on November 15, 2010 at 12:19am

Find it from youtube:

Permalink Reply by ir-one on November 15, 2010 at 12:19am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iOLLPTbaT0

Permalink Reply by ketahi on November 15, 2010 at 8:20am

This is nice, but the iPad they use was purchased in USA, and brought to Okinawa.

This is not a 'Japan spec' iPad (if there is such a thing). It MAY not work. Anyone want to try?

Permalink Reply by Doug Lerner on November 15, 2010 at 8:35am

Just an added datapoint - my iPad was originally bought in Japan but exchanged in the U.S. this summer because of a dead pixel problem. So the actual iPad I have is the one sold in the U.S.

But the 3G does work fine with the SoftBank SIM card. Even though I'm not paying the pre-paid "charging" I can connect via 3G to "My Account" where I can change account info and sign up for a charge, if I wanted to.

Permalink Reply by ketahi on November 15, 2010 at 9:44am

Lets sum up.

Did ANYONE who bought an iPad FROM SOFTBANK do the following?

A. Get an NTT sim with Mopera data plan.
B. Cut it down.
C. Insert into iPad.
D. Go to Carrier Settings and change APN settings to mopera.net.
E. Celebrate because they are now using NTTs data network.

Silence means 'No.'