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NTT DoCoMo Introduces First FOMA 3G Handset for International Roaming PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 16 December 2004

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NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today the N900iG, the first FOMA 3G handset for fully functional mobile communications in approximately 115 countries/regions. The handset goes on sale December 25, 2004.

N900iG users who want to use the handset abroad must subscribe to DoCoMo's WORLD WING 3G roaming service for i-mode packet communications, videophone, SMS (short messaging service) and voice calls in other countries/regions.

The handset can be used in the following countries/regions, where DoCoMo has concluded roaming agreements with local operators who provide mobile communication services over GSM/GPRS and/or W-CDMA 3G networks (as of December 25, 2004):

Service
Service area
Voice calls115 countries/regions
i-mode packet communications
(GPRS or W-CDMA networks)		 26 countries/regions (U.S. mainland, Hawaii, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Macao, Australia, UK, Italia, Austria, Holland, Canary Islands, Greece, San Marino, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Vatican, Bermuda, France, Monaco, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)
Videophone calls (W-CDMA networks) Hong Kong and UK
SMS (GSM, GPRS or W-CDMA networks) 112 countries/regions

Main Features and Specifications of FOMA N900iG

- Compatible with both GSM and 3G W-CDMA networks for voice, video calling and SMS in approximately 115 countries and regions
- The first FOMA handset for i-mode international roaming. Users can send and receive i-mode mail under the same address they use in Japan and check i-mode websites even in foreign countries.
- The handset searches automatically for 3G or GSM networks. The user can manually set the phone to either 3G fixed or GSM fixed stand-by mode.
- International dialing assist automatically dials the destination country code if the user selects a foreign number from the phone book.
- Deco-mail, Large volume i-appli and Chara-den services are still available when users are overseas.

The new handset will be available at all DoCoMo sales channels from December 25, 2004. The price will be open (unfixed). The handset will come with a standard kit that includes a battery pack, desktop holder and AC adapter. Purchased separately, the battery pack costs 2,205 yen, the AC adapter (usable worldwide) costs 1,365 yen, and the desktop holder 1,050 yen (all prices include tax). The prices are for the Kanto-Koshinetsu area only, and may be changed in other locations by any of DoCoMo's eight regional subsidiaries.
 
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