Japan May End Sim Card Locking
The Japanese government has launched a review on the locking of sim cards by Japanese cell phone carriers that doesn’t allow people from using a handset from one operator on a rival network by replacing the SIM card.
This lock in method is not friendly for Japanese travellers who goes overseas and wants to use the services of the local carriers since the phone does not allow them to use a sim card other than the carrier which the phone was bought.
This was brought up by Kazuhiro Haguchi, the communications minister regarding the need of restriction and if the review goes against it, Japanese cell phone carriers would be forced to lift this ’sim locking’.
However cell phone carriers argue that unique handsets is bound by the special internet and networking services that is provided by them and abolishing the SIM lock would limit the type of services provided.
Source: Yahoo News
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