Adding a confusing, seemingly endless array of new handsets in one fell swoop is a tactic we normally reserve for
NTT DoCoMo (and more recently,
KDDI), but far be it from Vodafone Japan-turned-Softbank Mobile to get left out of the fray, launching 12 phones -- plus a data card -- for October delivery. Notable in the bunch are the X01HT (essentially a
Hermes tweaked for the Japanese market,
a la the
Z) and the 705NK, a rebranded
Nokia N73. If we get even
one third the love spread out over an entire quarter on a US carrier, we're elated -- we obviously live in the wrong country.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sonata @ Sep 29th 2006 11:41AM
Let's discuss better N95!
just @ Sep 29th 2006 11:58AM
we live in wrong time :)
jay @ Sep 29th 2006 3:58PM
hahahah pulls a DoCoMo!!!!!! I love this site, just gets better e'day:)
Good work guys!
starrwulfe @ Sep 29th 2006 9:01PM
man I miss Japan...
Vince @ Sep 29th 2006 11:23PM
Softbank's press release doesn't mention the OS of the Samsung phones, unlike the Hermes, so I don't believe that they are actually Win-Mo devices. They do have integrated readers for MS Office documents, and at least the 705SK can do some translation from English, Hangul, and Chinese (doesn't specify simple or traditional).
Anyway, don't get me wrong, Softbank's new lineup has a lot of nice phones, but I can't say if it's enough to woo people to the brand. Vodafone acquired the reputation of having spotty 3G coverage, and lost a lot of customers in the process. The three ex-vodafonies that I've talked to about their new lineup all said that the phones look nice, but that they'd need some assurances about network improvements before joining Softbank. If that sentiment is at all representative, Softbank may have to still work hard to attract new customers and pay off their massive debt.
Tapani @ Oct 1st 2006 5:20PM
There are two more 3G Windows Mobile phones than just Hermes. 705SC and 706SC.
Sesaru @ Oct 2nd 2006 11:36AM
I just saw the page of HTC TyTN:
http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/product/3g/x01ht/index.html
And it says that this mobile is not compatible with MMS!! Why? Is a problem of the Phone, of SoftBank, or what!!
maes110781 @ Feb 8th 2008 10:49PM
How to unlock 811SH sharp???