2008-12-29 11:36:21 UTC
---SoftBank in Japan---
*you CAN'T get the details to your phone bill in English (if you are determined enough you have to call a certain number, hit a bunch of buttons, and listen to the machine)
*random errors consistantly occured on all 3 of my previous phones (such as adding random letters to names in my phone book)(my current phone won't save data to simcard, only phone)(I have the option to lock folders and messages but it doesn't work)
*the default text message costs money (you have to change it to SMS for every new message)
*some parts of my phone are still in Japanese, even though I was supposed to get it all in English
*keeping your phone number and buying a new phone costs you 3x the price compared to getting a new number (a $100 phone costs $300)
*insurance is $5 a month for required 12 months and it doesn't cover water damage, or user error
*the phone I bought for $160 broke and I wanted to buy the same model again, it would have costed me ~$400
*they can charge you thousands of dollars for accessing the internet without you knowing how much its costing
*you can't set a limit on your phone (ex. no going over $100 from internet charges)
*calls to non-SoftBank phones cost +$1 a minute
*calls from 9pm-1am are $0.50 a minute
*when asked the same question at my local store, they give different answers to different people
*you can't buy a phone without buying a plan (unless you make up a really good excuse, like you need a phone a good camera just to take pictures)
*if you send your phone in to be repaired it can take several months (often returns with different errors)
*phone is difficult to use and understand, several options don't work or make sense
*if you accidentally connect your phone to your computer as a modem, it costs THOUSANDS of dollars
*they only use white people in their advertisements!
*Brad Pitt is ripped