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3G Cel Service Starts in Japan

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the they're-always-ahead-of-us dept.

Graymalkn writes "According to this story on the BBC, DoCoMo has finally launched the world's first 3G cellular service in Japan. Phones start at $560 and can go as high as $800 for one which can double as a video camera." Eventually they'll be able to watch movies on the new phones, but for now service for the phones is limited to a 20 mile radius around the center of Tokyo. I haven't found an exact number of bandwidth, but I believe it's like 384k downlink. To your phone. Once again, my jealousy runs rampant.

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  1. And then I thought... by Bonker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Boy it would be great to have 300k/sec transmitted directly through your brain.

    You wouldn't even have to look at the phone screen to watch movies. They'd play directly on your retinas!

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  2. Sure....! by firewort · · Score: 1, Redundant

    *SURE* I want to spend $800 on a phone that does 384kbit/s video...

    ALL I have to do is- give up any sense of privacy in my whereabouts to Government (big brother) Agencies....

    As cool as it sounds, as much as I've wanted to have video phone, I think I will have to PASS.

    No thanks.

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  3. Video cellphones? by ryanwright · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yeah, imagine how cool you'll look holding your cellular phone in front of your face so the other party can see you. As for that 300k+ connection, what good is it if the phone doesn't come with a 20GB hard drive and a copy of Morpheus? The masses will never accept this.

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