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Dan Burgess replied to Doug Lerner's discussion 'Some things I like better in Android (from an iPhone user)' in the group Android in Japan

Hi Doug, >(for example, on my iPhone I can take a screenshot, but there doesn't seem to be a way of doing that on my Android - at least not a pre-installed way). There are a few screenshot apps on the Android Market. I use Screen Grabber for…

11 hours ago

Doug Lerner replied to skagit's discussion 'iOS5 earthquake alert (iPhone4-softbank) - working?' in the group iPhone in Japan

Why does the Japanese language IOS interface need to be selected? The option also appears in the English interface. doug

Jan 15

Doug Lerner replied to skagit's discussion 'iOS5 earthquake alert (iPhone4-softbank) - working?' in the group iPhone in Japan

I haven't turned that on yet, but got a call from a friend just before who said he got the earthquake warning on his Android. doug

Jan 12

Some things I like better in Android (from an iPhone user)

As an iPhone user, I just recently (like last week) got an Android to use for testing web apps. I wasn't going for the "latest and greatest" so bought an inexpensive, contract-free LG Optimus Bright new off of an auction site. I wasn't really expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised (http://douglerner.com/lg-optimus-bright-l-07c-first-impressions).I've been using it a bit this past week, and there are definitely…See More

Doug Lerner added a discussion to the group Android in Japan Jan 7

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DoCoMo LG Optimus Bright first impressions

I got this from a Yahoo Auction as a test device, and am using it on wi-fi only, with no SIM card:http://douglerner.com/lg-optimus-bright-l-07c-first-impressionsdougSee More

Doug Lerner added a discussion to the group Android in Japan Jan 1

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Anybody familiar with the DoCoMo LG Optimus Bright L-07C

In June, DoCoMo started selling the LG Optimus Bright L-07C:http://www.lg-optimus.jp/pc/l-07c/spec/spec.htmlApparently it's a "so-so" model with reasonable but not knock-your-socks-off specs. Apparently it didn't get a lot of attention. It does run Android 2.3 though, has a 4" screen, 480x800 pixels and a 5 Mpixel camera.Some people say it is basically the LG Optimus Black repackaged for Japan:…See More

Doug Lerner added a discussion to the group Android in Japan Dec 30, 2011

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Doug Lerner replied to EddieT's discussion 'Japanese iPhone in Singapore' in the group iPhone in Japan

Yes, you can use a Japanese-bought iPad overseas. And you can use an overseas-bought iPad in Japan, if you can get a SIM card for it. The iPads are not carrier locked (though there is talk that they are carrier locked just within Japan, between…

Nov 20, 2011

Doug Lerner replied to EddieT's discussion 'Japanese iPhone in Singapore' in the group iPhone in Japan

I was just about to ask the same question. How can they say it is "unlimited at 1,980 yen/day" and then say it's up to 2,980 yen/day if you exceed 25 MB? doug

Nov 20, 2011

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My mobile devices: iPhone 3G

My carrier: Softbank

Website: http://www.elliptics.com

Blog: http://lerner.net

My reason to join: I recently got an iPhone...

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At 10:24pm on September 20, 2010, Fiona Moolla said…: Yes I did see the requirements for Japanese Foreigners, Im from South Korea :( [no Ipads in sight in korea]

Would it still be possible for me to get the wifi models?

At 10:09pm on September 20, 2010, Fiona Moolla said…: Thats great. Will there any problems with a foreigner like me purchasing an unlocked contract-less 3g 32gmodel? Do I have to pre-order etc??

At 9:00pm on February 2, 2009, Stupod said…: I've never actually heard of jailbreaking going bad, so not too dangerous. Just make sure you only use apps from blog.iphone-dev.org.

From what I've read about Visual Voicemail, it uses your data connection to download new messages so you won't be charged as long as you're not worried about about data usage. I could be wrong about this though, so check first. Also, if you do find out, please post about it!

At 8:04pm on February 2, 2009, Stupod said…: Hi Doug,

You can get audio/vibrate notifications of new SoftBank email by jailbreaking and using SBankNotify.

Visual Voicemail is ¥300 a month and isn't turned on by default. You need to speak to SoftBank to get it turned on. More about it here and here.

At 6:25pm on February 2, 2009, Paul Papadimitriou said…: Welcome to this community, Doug!