Comments on: SoftBank iPhone pricing plan leaked

By: Durf

Durf — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:34:13 +0000

The handsets will cost ¥23,040 for 8GB, ¥34,560 for 16GB. The “White Plan” with unmetered data and etc. comes to ¥7,280 a month. So sayeth SoftBank.

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Japanese IPhone Pricing : kupuk — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:40:25 +0000

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jarkolicious :: Softbank iPhone Pricing Plan Leaked? — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:54:44 +0000

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By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:31:44 +0000

I don’t know why everybody is so surprised. This is exactly on par with their other X-series phones.

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SoftBank iPhone pricing plan leaked — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:25:17 +0000

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By: iPhone in Japan

iPhone in Japan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:48:49 +0000

this one is fake! OLD and FAKE discussed to death on 2cn…

1) The New Super Bonus is NOT only iPhone special plan:
http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/price_plan/superbonus/index.html
2) Yahoo Mail ? What Yahoo Mail? it is Free service, and @softbank.ne.jp is part of the S! Basic Pack - 315Yen / month
3) Data Plans do not have fixed prices but are based on usage with certain ceiling

By: Darin

Darin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:46:45 +0000

Disgusting.

I guess I wont be getting one as it is even more expensive than my worst dreams. I hope no one else does, and instead writes physical spam letters to Apple in California explaining how they have destroyed all chances of an iPhone success in Japan.

By: Scott Jarkoff :: SoftBank iPhone Pricing Plan Leaked

Scott Jarkoff :: SoftBank iPhone Pricing Plan Leaked — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:40:05 +0000

[…] SoftBank iPhone Pricing Plan Leaked A number of Japanese blogs are publishing what purports to be a confidential memo from SoftBank on the pricing plan for the new 3G iPhone; I found it at Uhyohyo no hyo. Assuming the memo to be genuine, what they are offering is as follows. […]

By: Andrew Shuttleworth

Andrew Shuttleworth — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:00:11 +0000

Hmm. That’s around the figure I was expecting. I was expecting to be disappointed.

10,000 yen for unlimited data is going to be too expensive for many people. An iPhone without unlimited data of course really cripples the device.

My understanding is that the Softbank (and DoCoMo and AU) network is not built to handle huge volumes of data so they simple can’t open up reasonably priced 3G data plans. Only EMOBILE can do that as they have a network built for data.

For reference I set up a community for people in Japan interested in the iPhone: www.iphoneinjapan.com