Yet another phone question!

Dose anyone know if a UK Nokia 2630 (3G quadband) on Vodafone �epay as you go�f will work in Japan?

I�fm currently on O2 but have been told that my current pone will not work with the Japanese networks. I�fm thinking that Vodafone might be the way forward as they used to own a network in Japan which is now operated by a Japanese company called Softbank

However, I�fve read quite a bit on this and other forums about people having problems making calls back to the UK leading to speculation that Softbank may have changed the relevant dialling codes. (I think the code is used to be *#123* +44 ------- #)
Dose anyone have any experience of this?

Also, I�fve read on another forum that the Japanese have a strict policy with �epay as you talk�f phones and will only sell them to Japanese passport holders; will this affect me using my prepay phone out there?

Thanks in advance!

try asking here
http://cellphoneforums.net/

those ppl know their stuff

thanks I'll give them a try.