Are cells free in Jp?

Virgin Snow movie starring Lee Jun Ki and Aoi Miyazaki sees one detail when Kim Min bought cellphones: the phones listed as ''brand-new'' and priced ''0 yen'' in the shop.
Is it true that cellphones are free in Japan?

They are not really free. The cheapest phones cost 0yen if you buy a phone plan for a set period of time. The better phones are discounted if you buy a phone plan. If you cancel your phone plan before the contract is up, you have to pay for your phone.

I don't consider that a free phone.

Sometimes the phone itself might be "free" , but thats because to get the phone "free" the person had to sign for a phone contract that goes with it, so in the end their locked into the contract for a time and it paysitself off for them to give the phone "free" since they have a longterm contract service plan that goes with the phone.

Oh, so that's really it.

Thank you, Me and John.

We have the same system in Canada... at least in my Province..you get a free phone if you buy a contract with one company or buy at least so many minutes, like 100, with another company. Catch is either you don't use them all and loose part of the money or use them too quickly and have to buy more. "its Free" is the oldest trick in the world... not even true love is free...