http://www.3gmodem.com.hk/ apple Monday announces, will be very quick in Japanese 3G edition ipad Corporation sells will lock the SIM card, can only use in Japan's partner apple iPhone soft silver service. The apple has not made the explanation regarding this. The pledge which when January this decision the apple has violated apple chief executive officer Steve - Qiaobusi ipad Corporation distributes does, namely the apple 3G modem edition ipad Corporation which will sell in the international market will not lock the SIM card. In addition, apple this decision has also
3G modem caused the micro rich website Twitter opposition sound. Some consumers indicated that after Twitter order, after originally excited mood, ipad Corporation knows apple this decision, therefore from this miniature rich service expression support apple and soft silver intense disaffection. Between the apple will lock the SIM card this decision also possibly to worsen the soft silver, the apple user's relations. Before Japanese some iPhone user, once criticized the soft net silver only then to calculate quickly is sometimes slow, moreover does not support the iPhone connection computer. The SIM card will lock in Japan, Japan's all handset locking only will be able to use the sell together, the handset operator's network. This website operator does not provide the unlocking service, simultaneously was also very difficult to find the third party the unlocking service. However, the Japanese consumers bring the pressure to the government, requests the operator to stop this behavior locking the SIM card, the Japanese government also believed that forbids this behavior, but runs into the operator the consistent opposition. The operator indicated that locks the SIM card may subsidize the handset expense. But in sales ipad Corporation price Japan market and international market ipad Corporation's price quite, but has not carried on ipad Corporation in international market's operator to the
3G modem subsidy, therefore Japan's USB modem 3G edition ipad Corporation locks the SIM card is only to prevent in the IPAD user to choose Japanese another operator NTT DoCoMo the WCDMA network. The gentle silver, the apple Monday started to accept the reservation to start in IPAD, ipad Corporation in the 28th of the month in Japan and so on 9 national sells. Source：
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