Panasonic P900iV mobile phone in UK?

I've been really keen on the Panasonic P900iV mobile phone, and have even found somewhere to buy it from.

But before i spend the £160+ on this tasty phone, i need to be sure that this phone will work in the UK (On the 3 network i would assume).

The phone is on the NTT DoCoMo FOMA network in japan.

No, it won't because FOMA is an older version of UMTS network.

One point to add is that Japanese handsets are firmly SIM locked i.e. P900iV works only with DoCoMo SIM.

Dear friends of Japan Forum, I need to know if the Panasonic telephone p900iv can work in South America.

I am of Buenos Aires - Argentina and this telephone return to me really crazy but I cannot invest so much in which I do not know if it will work to me.
Las bandas en que trabajan las compañías aquí son las convencionales 800, 1800 y 1900 MHZ, además de GSM y TDMA.

The bands in which the companies work here are conventional the 800, 1800 and 1900 MHZ, in addition to GSM and TDMA.

It is possible that in England already this available east telephone?

I have friends in London and as they are the possibilities of obtaining this one telephone in London, I wait for an answer to my questions thank you very much and.

No FOMA phones support GSM so far.

could you email me the site at gravitynmd@hotmail.com plz if you know where to buy it from plz? thanks

Where can i buy the phone as well. If you know please email me the site at marinetim@hotmail.com

Hi,
I travel in Japan. I have known P900iv phone. It's very nice. I want to buy it but i don't know can i use it in Vietnam. Dose P900iv use GSM or CDMA net?
and How can i buy it?
Pls reply me soon!
Thanks a lot.

you cannot use the phone anywhere but in Japan.

hi!, i'm new here, and i'm from mexico, i really want that mobile too, but as they said, it will not work outside japan, but i was wondering, if in some time, maybe the mobile will be avilable for latin america, i mean, that will work here...

another doubt, i am planning an exchange for this year, but still don't know where i am going, my second option is japan, but they still don't tell me, so, if i end up going to japan, and buy the mobile, and after a year i bring it with me to mexico, will it work? i know it's not possible, but let me believe jeje

The vast MAJORITY of cell phones in Japan WILL NOT work outside of Japan.

FOMA is old..then what is new with DoCoMo in regards to 3G.
Another question is there are two types of 3G service offered in Japan, one built up on the old network and one on a new network..how do they work....
and why do ppl who have 3g phones sometimes need to get a PDC phones in certain regions...

FOMA is old..then what is new with DoCoMo in regards to 3G.

FOMA is, at least from ordinary users' viewpoint, not old at all. It's
DoCoMo's only and current 3G service.

Another question is there are two types of 3G service offered in Japan,
one built up on the old network and one on a new network..how do they
work....

Technically, FOMA was deployed very early and is based on a slightly
earlier version of 3G W-CDMA network. So foreign W-CDMA phones (such as
Nokia 6650/7600) show bad reception in FOMA network. However it has
nothing to do with most FOMA users.

Vodafone Japan's 3G is based on worldwide standard W-CDMA network.

and why do ppl who have 3g phones sometimes need to get a PDC phones in
certain regions...

Because 3G coverage is still smaller than PDC coverage in rural areas, though it has
been improved rapidly.

I really like P900iv and i want to buy it but i dont know from where. Is there anyone who knows from where i can buy it?? If Anyone knows please let me know to my e-mail: cloud_rules7777@hotmail.com

Thanks again!

in which place of Europe I can buy the Panasonic p900i and can be used in Argentina, Latin America.

You should not think FOMA phones similarly to GSM phones.

- You can't use FOMA phones (except N900iG) outside of Japan.

- You can't buy FOMA phones outside of Japan.

- You can't buy FOMA phones without subscription.

Can anyone e-mail me a pic of the phone? My E-mail is TerrasEsper@hotmail.com
Thank you.

http://images.google.com/images?q=P900iV

if i buy the w31s in japan is there any way of it working in the uk...or is there any info u can give me on phones working in japan...like if i can find a code to unlock it or somthing...

E mail me plz : ickal_zObO@hotmail.com

if i buy the w31s in japan is there any way of it working in the uk...

No way. cdmaOne/CDMA2000 is not in service in UK.

or is there any info u can give me on phones working in japan...like if i can find a code to unlock it or somthing...

Read this first.
http://euc.jp/misc/cellphones.en.html

I am going to Japan this summer and hope to buy the phone... would it POSSIBLY work in the US?