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John Smith replied to Trevor Cobb's discussion iPad 2 coming to Japan on March 25, who is getting one? in the group iPad in Japan
"What I want to know is if softbank is going to pull the same crap this time as they did last time with the iPad launch.  Japan was the only country - that I know of - that made you go into the store to order one.  And that was a mess as…"
Mar 3, 2011
John Smith replied to Trevor Cobb's discussion iPad 2 coming to Japan on March 25, who is getting one? in the group iPad in Japan
"Just out of curiosity - why?  What is the difference between the iPad you would buy here and the one you would buy in the US.  Neither are sim locked.  I have not checked out the exact prices yet but I imagine that, after shipping,…"
Mar 3, 2011
John Smith joined Paul Papadimitriou's group
Mar 3, 2011
mavis replied to John Smith's discussion Skype drops plans to charge for calls over 3g in the group iPhone in Japan
"Good news indeed. Now my friends/family can call my U.S. SkypeIn number without it having to forward to my cell here @ $0.17/minute."
Jul 22, 2010
John Smith added a discussion to the group iPhone in Japan
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Skype drops plans to charge for calls over 3g

There had been some discussion before about using Skype on the iPhone and the fact that it was going to start costing money.  Good news if you use Skype - I guess that has changed and Skype is now going to keep the service free:http://blogs.skype.com/en/2010/07/iphone_multitasking_3g.htmlSee More
Jul 22, 2010
John Smith replied to Buckethead's discussion Please post your week of production for your new iPhone 4 in the group iPhone in Japan
"I don't see the offer of free iPhone cases as admitting there is a problem. I think that so many people on blogs and apple's own forums had been giving them a hard time about not giving away free cases that they felt they had to to make…"
Jul 19, 2010
John Smith replied to Buckethead's discussion Please post your week of production for your new iPhone 4 in the group iPhone in Japan
"I am sure that there will be some differences between individual users' experiences. The problem is complicate so how badly it affects you will vary based on a lot of different factors. No problems myself and I don't personally don't…"
Jul 19, 2010
John Smith replied to Caryan413's discussion more iPhone 32GB shipments coming slowly ! 16GB available most shops in the group iPhone in Japan
"I guess the impending announcement on Friday has not stopped shipments from going out. Got a call from softbank this morning and was able to pick up my phone in the evening. I am guessing most people should be getting their pre-order phones soon as…"
Jul 15, 2010
John Smith replied to Buckethead's discussion Consumer Reports Un-Recommends the iPhone 4 in the group iPhone in Japan
"Are you sure about this? When I first got a phone from softbank - before they came out with the iphone - it had terrible reception. I tried it for about 2 weeks and it was unusable so I took it back. Canceled my contract, got a full refund and…"
Jul 14, 2010
John Smith replied to Buckethead's discussion Consumer Reports Un-Recommends the iPhone 4 in the group iPhone in Japan
"And yet according to consumer reports it is the best smart phone available at the moment - go figure. http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100712/consumer-reports-by-the-way-the-iphone-4-is-also-the-best-smartphone-on-the-market/"
Jul 14, 2010
John Smith replied to Paul Fons's discussion Certificate problem with VPN configuration in the group iPhone in Japan
"I also have the same problem with the port issue on my iPad. Where I work the VPN can be configured to allow Internet traffic via Safari and most Apps that use either port 80 or 443 but it will not work with the mail program. I was hoping to be able…"
Jul 10, 2010
John Smith replied to Doug Lerner's discussion MyWi 4 in the group iPhone in Japan
"I don't use redsn0w but I am guessing that it gives you the option to download carrier bundles - but to see the tethering option you will still need to download and install the appropriate carrier bundle - this link is copied from a previous…"
Jul 10, 2010
John Smith replied to Paul Fons's discussion Certificate problem with VPN configuration in the group iPhone in Japan
"Not sure if this will help - http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Enterprise_Deployment_Guide.pdf Cisco IPSec with certificate-based authentication supports VPN on demand for domains you specify during configuration. See “VPN Settings”…"
Jul 10, 2010
John Smith replied to Caryan413's discussion more iPhone 32GB shipments coming slowly ! 16GB available most shops in the group iPhone in Japan
"That is good news, thanks for the updates. I ordered on the 18th so I am sure I still have a bit of a wait, but at least there is a possibility of getting it sometime this month. I am guessing most people who ordered on the 16th have picked up…"
Jul 8, 2010
John Smith replied to Doug Lerner's discussion MyWi 4 in the group iPhone in Japan
"If you have the WEP turned on you should be prompted for a password. Not sure why you aren't. If you have the time try this - a bit of a pain but.... Turn off the wifi on your iMac. Open mywi and change the WEP Security to off Change the…"
Jul 8, 2010
John Smith replied to EddieT's discussion a dictionary recommendation in the group iPhone in Japan
"I have the wisdom dictionary also - I initially got it because it was one of the few dictionaries that allowed you to jump to the definition for Japanese words as well as English ones. As for the finger versus stylus. The finger is not the problem…"
Jul 8, 2010

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