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I'll go to Japan for about a year and I want to use an iPhone there with constant online access for maps and such.
1. Should I buy one there, rent one there or buy an unlocked one and rent a card there? As far as I know the contracts with SoftBank are 24 months minimum but can be cancelled.
2. Is it true that a Japanese locked iPhone is automatically working unlocked outside of Japan, similar to the iPad, as speculated here:
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In this case, I would keep it and sell it when coming back to Europe.
3. Is the online access available outside of the metropolises?
Thank you very much for your advise! I hope this was the correct place to ask.
I'll go to Japan for about a year and I want to use an iPhone there with constant online access for maps and such.
1. Should I buy one there, rent one there or buy an unlocked one and rent a card there? As far as I know the contracts with SoftBank are 24 months minimum but can be cancelled.
2. Is it true that a Japanese locked iPhone is automatically working unlocked outside of Japan, similar to the iPad, as speculated here:
tinyurl com/29kehkj [insert dot, formatting due to anti-spam restrictions]
In this case, I would keep it and sell it when coming back to Europe.
3. Is the online access available outside of the metropolises?
Thank you very much for your advise! I hope this was the correct place to ask.
