iphonebuzz.com - 3/2/2009
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Japanese iPhone carrier Softbank Mobile will introduce a new program giving customers free 8GB iPhones under a two year contract. Disappointment looms for those who just handed over $235 (or about 22,782 Yen) with the plan starting on Friday.
Although not clear, Softbank may be ...
SoftBank offering free "iPhone for everybody"
arstechnica.com 2/26/2009 —
Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank, Apple's iPhone partner in Japan, has a new promotion that has the company practically giving away an "iPhone for everybody." The deal can net a free 8GB iPhone 3G for customers that sign up for a two-year ...
SoftBank prepares to offer iPhone 3G for free in Japan
boygeniusreport.com 2/27/2009 —
The iPhone 3G might be selling like hotcakes here in the US but it looks like other countries may be a bit reluctant to hand over standard functionality such as MMS and copy/paste in exchange for the smooth touchscreen ride the iPhone affords. ...
Kaikun and Otosan —
Kirainet.com - A geek in Japan
Japanese mobile phone company Softbank mascot character is a real dog , the dog’s name is Otosan. But the dog has become so famous that even the real dog (The one that acts as Otosan in Softbank’s commercials) is acquiring more and more popularity. In the real world, the dog’s ...
Free Apple iPhone —
2dayBlog - Technology Journal, New Gadget everyday!
People living in Japan can get a free 8GB iPhone 3G through Softbank Mobile (carrier of Apple’s smartphone in Japan) with their 2-years contract. If customers wish to have the 16GB iPhone, they will need to pay only $118 (original price $350). Softbank Mobile also restructured its data plan, the ...
SoftBank Mobile gives free iPhones in Japan —
pdaBlast!
Japanese carrier SoftBank Mobile is offering customers a free 8GB iPhone if they'll sign up for a 2 year contract. What a deal. The iPhone used to sell for 235US with a contract but the Japanese public has had a luke warm reception to the iPhone. The catch? The special pricing runs ...
Free Apple iPhone —
2dayBlog - Technology Journal, New Gadget everyday!
People living in Japan can get a free 8GB iPhone 3G through Softbank Mobile (carrier of Apple’s smartphone in Japan) with their 2-years contract. If customers wish to have the 16GB iPhone, they will need to pay only $118 (original price $350). Softbank Mobile also restructured its data plan, the ...
The Japanese are iPhone haters... or are they? —
Infinite Loop
Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank recently launched a plan to essentially give away iPhones to users who sign up for a two-year contract, presumably to stir up lagging sales. In a column for Wired , Brian X. Chen explains that the reason that the iPhone is selling so poorly is that ...
Japan's Softbank Cuts iPhone Price As Sales Flag —
mocoNews
Even before the iPhone launched in Japan, there was strong debate over whether or not the gadget could succeed in a market saturated with high-end feature packed cell phones. Now we're getting more evidence that it may not be selling all that well. According to CrunchGear, Softbank Mobile, ...
Apple iPhone for free in Japan from Softbank? —
Phones Review
One would think to offer the Apple iPhone 3G as a free mobile handset something must be drastically wrong with sales, but apparently that’s what is happening in Japan with Softbank.
CrunchGear reports that Softbank is attempting to push sales of the Apple iPhone 3G and intend on offering the ...
Softbank offers 8GB iPhone free under a 2 year contract —
Top iPhone News
Japanese iPhone carrier Softbank Mobile will introduce a new program giving customers free 8GB iPhones under a two year contract. Disappointment looms for those who just handed over $235 (or about 22,782 Yen) with the plan starting on Friday.
Although not clear, Softbank may be ...
SoftBank to Offer Free iPhone 3G in Japan —
Mobilewhack.com
Japanese customers should be happy to hear that Softbank is getting ready to offer the iPhone 3G for free. It looks like the phone didn’t have the same success over here. Starting Friday the 8GB iPhone 3G will be offered for free while the 16GB version will sell for around $117 to new ...
Softbank to give 8GB iPhones away for free —
Crave: The gadget blog
Softbank is launching a promotion that involves giving away an 8GB iPhone 3G with a new contract. (Credit: Apple)
Softbank Mobile, the iPhone carrier in Japan, plans to introduce a new program Friday that will give some iPhones away for free with a new two-year contract.
The 8GB iPhone ...
iPhone not selling well in Japan, now available for free —
CrunchGear
There are no official statistics available as how well the iPhone sells after Apple started offering it in the Japanese market in July last year . Now Softbank Mobile, one of Asia’s biggest tech companies and the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in Japan, thinks sales need a boost and ...
Softbank offers free iPhones in Japan —
MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
Softbank has announced a promotion that will allow customers in Japan to receive free 3G iPhones when signing up for a two-year contract. The 8GB version is available for free with a basic, premium or student plan. The 16GB variant costs ¥11,520 (~$120), but customers pay an additional ¥480 ...
Japan’s Softbank Giving Away iPhones —
Cult of Mac
Japan mobile carrier SoftBank Mobile has begun offering a free 8GB iPhone to entice customers to sign-up for lucrative two-year data plans.
As part of its “iPhone for Everybody Campaign,” Softbank is giving away the iPhone, which previously sold for $238.21 in Japan.
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