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jeebjp · 12-12-2006, 01:40

D702i is Mitsubishi and doesn't have roaming. And NTT DoCoMo's Japanese FOMA models cannot be unlocked (LG & Motorola can be in some situations, the bigger Japanese models cannot be).

And so that you know:
In the model names xXXXiY (x being a letter and X being the number of the lineup with the Y being a bonus letter either meaning some special function [X for HSDPA] or new lineup [like the X902iS] ) the makers go like following - D (Mitsubishi), P (Panasonic), N (NEC), SH (Sharp), M (Motorola), F (Fujitsu), SA (Sanyo), SO (SonyEricsson), L (LG).

For example:
D903i is a Mitsubishi made 903i model
N902iS is a NEC 902iS series model
P903iX is a Panasonic HSDPA 903i series model
SH903i is a Sharp 903i series model

I hope this makes the NTT DoCoMo naming scheme easier to understand

. SoftBank Mobile, on the other hand uses the opposite naming scheme, having no "series", but just a number and the maker's letters - like in 904SH where the SH means Sharp and goes after the number. I say this because I know some people still talk about SoftBank models with the letters before the numbers - which is the scheme for NTT DoCoMo phones.

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jeebjp Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Helsinki, Tokyo Posts: 36 Member: 369342 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	D702i is Mitsubishi and doesn't have roaming. And NTT DoCoMo's Japanese FOMA models cannot be unlocked (LG & Motorola can be in some situations, the bigger Japanese models cannot be). And so that you know: In the model names xXXXiY (x being a letter and X being the number of the lineup with the Y being a bonus letter either meaning some special function [X for HSDPA] or new lineup [like the X902iS] ) the makers go like following - D (Mitsubishi), P (Panasonic), N (NEC), SH (Sharp), M (Motorola), F (Fujitsu), SA (Sanyo), SO (SonyEricsson), L (LG). For example: D903i is a Mitsubishi made 903i model N902iS is a NEC 902iS series model P903iX is a Panasonic HSDPA 903i series model SH903i is a Sharp 903i series model I hope this makes the NTT DoCoMo naming scheme easier to understand . SoftBank Mobile, on the other hand uses the opposite naming scheme, having no "series", but just a number and the maker's letters - like in 904SH where the SH means Sharp and goes after the number. I say this because I know some people still talk about SoftBank models with the letters before the numbers - which is the scheme for NTT DoCoMo phones.