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NTT
DoCoMo
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KDDI/AU
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Tu-ka
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J-Phone
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Mobile Internet
service
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i-mode
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EZweb
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J-Sky
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Markup language
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i-mode compatible HTML
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HDML (WAP)
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MML
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Microbrowser
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Compact Netfront
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EZbrowser
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Proprietary
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Numbers of official
sites
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576 (July 2000)
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303 (August 2000)
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287 (August 2000)
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Mobile Internet fee
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300 yen monthly basic
fee + 0.3 yen per packet*
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200 yen monthly basic
fee + 0.27 yen per packet*
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2 yen per request (no monthly basic fee)*
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Image formats
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GIF
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BMP, PNG
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PNG, JPEG
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Email acquisition
method
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Email is sent to
handset immediately
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Notification of new
email is sent to the handset
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Notification of new email is sent to the handset
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Sending email
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max. 250 double-byte
characters (500 single-byte)
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max. 255 double-byte
characters (510 single-byte)
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max. 3000 double-byte characters (6000 single-byte)
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Receiving email
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max. 250 double-byte
characters (500 single-byte)>
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max. 2000 double-byte
characters (4000 single-byte)
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max. 3000 double-byte characters (6000 single-byte)
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Email storage on
server
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50 messages for 30
days
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200 messages for 7
days (inbox), 100 messages for 14 days (archive)
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192 messages for 72 hours
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Email attachments
functionality
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None**
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Images and melodies
|
Images and melodies
|
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Network
|
800 MHz Digital Packet
switched PDC/P (TDMA)
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Circuit switched PDC
& 800 MHz Packet switched cdmaOne (CDMA)
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1.5 GHz Circuit
switched PDC (TDMA)
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1.5 GHz Circuit switched PDC (TDMA)
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Speed
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9.6kbps (i-mode),
28.8kbps (DoPa)
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9.6kbps (PDC),
14.4~64kbps (cdmaOne)
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9.6kbps
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9.6kbps
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Packet
Compatibility
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I-mode & DoPa
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CdmaOne/PacketOne
|
Planned for summer
2001 (28.8kbps)
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Not planned on PDC
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Targeted users
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Universal
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Business people
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Young women
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Young women in their 20s & 30s
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Phone Usage Basic
Fee Plan (monthly)
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Plan A: 4,500 Yen*
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PDC: 4,400 Yen*,
cdmaOne 4,600 Yen*
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Business Plan: 4,500
Yen*
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Standard Plan: 4,500 Yen*
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Color support
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256 colors
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256 colors
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256 colors
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256 colors
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International
roaming
|
Korea
|
Korea, Hong Kong, USA
(Honolulu, San Francisco, New York City...), Australia (Melbourne, Sidney,
Brisbane, Perth)
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None
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None
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Main mobile
accessories
|
Pocket Board, Exire,
Pacty, Camesse petit
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Photo Palette, Web
Palette, Mail Palette
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Cara
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Sky ePad, Sky Photo Pad
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Affiliated Internet
Service (ISP)
|
Mopera
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Daredemo Internet
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Internet Freeway
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J-Phone Access Internet
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