Procedure to use another carriers mobile phone or other. Id been running a very old beta of unofficial cyanogen 10 on a nexus s for about a year now. Almost all prepaid sim cards are on japanese national carrier, ntt docomos wireless networks, there is no big difference in the coverage areas of each sim card. There are many dataonly sims from a number of different japanese mvnos, including bmobile. Download and install the docomo sim patcher module. The same generous data caps and fast 4g lte speed included with our sim cards are also available for our mobile router customers. Data only plans may be good for tablets, hotspots, laptops, phones and more. Plan requires you to be a project fi phone subscriber, then you can add up to 9 data only plans to your account. Currently almost all prepaid sim cards are only for data communications but not for voice communications. There are a growing number of mvnos and wireless network plans in japan, each with their own unique advantages and disadvantages. Improved fix for docomo mvno dataonly sim cell standby. All the sim cards below provide close to 100% population coverage in japan. Your network pin can be changed by dialing 151 toll free, in japanese only from a docomo mobile phone, or dialing 0120800000 in japanese only 2 from a landline phone or other mobile phone. Apparently the fix was some docomo sim patcher module for xposed.
When purchasing a ntt docomo sim card, there are many sim cards available that all advertise themselves as ntt docomo data sims. If you do not have a docomo line subscription, take the other carriers mobile phone or other device to a docomo shop and you will be provided with a docomo sim card after you confirm the notes. Improved fix for docomo mvno data only sim cell standby battery drain posted by sbs there are many data only sims from a number of different japanese mvnos, including bmobile. Confirm the notes below before using a docomo sim card with another carriers mobile phone or other device. The sim cards operate on the ntt docomo network but are provided by a separate company i. Theyre also great for a second device, like a 3g nexus 7 tablet, and the prepaid versions are perfect for temporary visitors. Simfree phones were in greater demand several years ago when softbank was the only carrier to offer iphones, he said. Some time ago there was a discussion about data only sim cards in japan. These may offer superior value over full price data plans from the big carriers. The problem is that these sims are provided by docomo without a specific component that android.
Patch for docomo mvno dataonly sim to fix signal strength display and cell standby battery drain. The features of nearly 100 data only plans are compared in this price comparison table. Basically data only sim doesnt connect to network like normal voice sim so the os boosts radio signal in search for that non existing signal. Then you have a huge battery drain and phone gets hotter. Docomo shall use any personal information obtained when an application is made to unlock a docomo sim lock for the purposes of checks at the time of acceptance for unlocking the sim lock, management of the mobile phone with the unlocked sim lock, and dealing with any comments, requests, inquiries, etc.
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