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11/09/2009 Double Flat Charging for all Mobile WEB users

KDDI Mobile is proud to introduce "Double Flat" as a new feature for all existing Mobile WEB/Hi-Speed WEB options. With Double Flat, users pay: 1) a low monthly charge (i.e. $9.99/mo for 3 MB), 2) enter a pay-per-KB once exceeding the monthly free MB, but 3) enter a flat rate zone once exceeding a certain amount of usage. Double Flat is a data pricing scheme, which was first introduced by au (a mobile service operated by KDDI) in Japan.

KDDI Mobile has added Double Flat to all of its existing Mobile WEB/Hi-Speed WEB options, so none of our users will ever be charged more than $50 for their monthly data charges. You can enjoy web surfing and E-mail more than ever!

Click HERE to join KDDI Mobile.



10/23/2009  Sanyo 2700 on Sale

KDDI Mobile would like to announce the release of Sanyo 2700.

This stylish, yet affordable phone with a full QWERTY keyboard is perfect for the seasoned texter or beginner of any age. Dedicated text and emoticon softkeys give you one touch access to texting and adding flair to your message. 1.3 megapixel camera is geo-tagging capable. International Roaming in Japan is available.

Click HERE to check spec info.

Get this phone now for FREE with a 2-year contract.
Click HERE for purchase.

Sanyo 2700 QWERTY keybord



09/15/2009  KDDI Mobile's First Smartphone Now Released

A sophisticated touch screen Smartphone with a slide-out 5-row keyboard with Windows Mobile™ 6.1 : HTC Touch Pro is available now at selected Stores.

Click HERE to check spec info.

HTC Touch Pro スマートフォン、Windows端末、タッチスクリーン、スライド式キーボード



08/25/2009  Sanyo 6600-J is Sold Out

Today KDDI Mobile'd like to announce the happy news that our first Japanese-capable model: 6600-J has sold out!
We'd like to take this moment to thank all of you for your support!



08/17/2009  Happy Packet for Everyone

KDDI Mobile is proud to introduce Happy Packet for all Mobile WEB/Hi-Speed WEB users! With Happy Packet, you will be credited back the difference for all Mobile WEB charges that exceeded $50, in the following month's bill. The Mobile WEB charges include monthly Mobile WEB Option charges and Per KB data usage. The credit will appear on your bill as "Credit & Adjustment."
No more fear of overcharge!



08/17/2009  New: N&W Plan 1500 & 2500

Plan 1500 & Plan 2500 are now available as part of Nights & Weekends Plan! 1500 or 2500 min of monthly free minutes make these plan perfect for high-volume callers! Plan 1500 and Plan 2500 users will also enjoy unlimited FREE texting, along with unlimited Mobile-to-Mobile (M2M) and unlimited nights and weekends domestic calls. Mobile WEB and Roadside services are also available as optional services.

Click HERE to join KDDI Mobile.



08/03/2009  Hotmail® from Eclipse

Eclipse users can now set up their Windows Live™ Hotmail® addresses to their E-mail clients for an easy access. Eclipse users can also use Google's Gmail™ and other E-mail services with IMAP/POP support using the same multi-inbox Email client.

*User must enroll in Hi-Speed WEB for the use of this service.


Windows Live, Hotmail and Windows logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Gmail is a trademark of Google Inc.




06/30/2009 New Store in San Diego

KDDI Mobile launched a new official store in San Diego, California on June 27, 2009. The store is located inside San Diego's popular superstore: Mitsuwa. To celebrate the opening of our third official KDDI Mobile store in the U.S., we're doing a special campaign for those who come to visit us in San Diego! We're giving out $35 credit for any customer who signs up for a 2-year contract at the store! This campaign will continue until July 31, 2009.

Please visit our store, and don't miss your chance for a great deal:

KDDI Mobile SHOP in San Diego
4240 Kearny Mesa Road #119, Retail #129 (Located inside: Mitsuwa San Diego)
San Diego, CA 92111
TEL : 877-244-3440
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 9:00am - 8:00pm, Open Everyday

Click HERE to join KDDI Mobile.



06/18/2009 New: Family Plan 1500 & 2500

Family Plan 1500 & Family Plan 2500 are now available as part of Nights & Weekends Family Plan! 1500 or 2500 min of monthly free minutes make these plan perfect for high-volume callers and families with multiple lines. Plan 1500 and Plan 2500 users will also enjoy unlimited FREE texting, along with unlimited Mobile-to-Mobile (M2M) and unlimited nights and weekends domestic calls. Mobile WEB and Roadside services are also available as optional services.

Click HERE to join KDDI Mobile.



06/02/2009 Roaming Service in Japan for Additional Device Models

Sanyo 6600-J/6600-E users now enjoy the International Roaming service in Japan. By updating your phone's roaming compatibility at a nearby KDDI Mobile store, you will be able to make/receive calls in Japan for just $1.49/min! For the list of stores that can update your phone, please see page 4 on the PDF. The roaming compatibility update is also available at Narita International Airport. Don't miss this opportunity!

For more information, please read International Roaming Info (Japanese)




05/11/2009 Eclipse is Available Now!

KDDI Mobile would like to announce the release of the second Japanese-capable phone: Sanyo Eclipse. Eclipse is KDDI Mobile's first high-speed data capable phone.

It is equipped with E-mail client and media player. Key features of this high-spec clamshell phone include megapixel camera (with video), microSD card slot, GPS, Bluetooth, color-changing light-up sides and a unique call screening feature. Eclipse is available for $49 with a 2-year contract.

Click here for purchase.



04/03/2009 New Store in LA

KDDI Mobile launched a new official store in Los Angeles, California on April 1, 2009. The store is located inside Santa Monica's popular superstore: Mitsuwa. To celebrate the opening of our first official KDDI Mobile store on the West Coast, we're doing a special campaign for those who come to visit us in Santa Monica! We're giving out $35 credit for any customer who signs up for a 2-year contract at the store! This campaign will continue until the end of this month.

Please visit our store, and don't miss your chance for a great deal:

KDDI Mobile SHOP
3760 Centinela Avenue #103 (Located inside: Mitsuwa Santa Monica)
Los Angeles, CA 90066
TEL : 877-793-9938
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00am - 7:00pm, Open Everyday



03/16/2009 6600 Just Got Cheaper!

KDDI Mobile is now offering our signature models Sanyo 6600-J and Sanyo 6600-E for an even lower price! If you enroll now, the phone is free ($0) with a 2-year contract and only $49 with a 1-year contract.

As of 2009/03/16
  2-Year 1-Year
Sanyo 6600-J $0 $49
Sanyo 6600-E $0 $49

* Pricing may change without notice. Please check the price before purchase for the exact pricing.
 
Click here for purchase.



03/11/2009 Amecon Released

KDDI Mobile would like to announce an official release of the content service: Amecon.
From ringtones to screensavers, games to applications, you can download from a rich variety of 30,000 contents.

This service is available to users with Mobile WEB plan.



03/05/2009 Mobile-to-Mobile (M2M) is Now Available

KDDI Mobile is proud to present Mobile-to-Mobile (M2M) —unlimited free calls between KDDI Mobile users. This new Mobile-to-Mobile advantage is available to both existing & new Nights & Weekends Plan users for 24/7! All users who are currently enrolled in Nights & Weekends Plan will have this new feature added automatically starting this month.

Users can check their Mobile-to-Mobile usage on My Account's Current Usage page.



02/02/2009 KDDI Mobile Unleashes 30,000 Download Content

Starting February 2, 2009 KDDI Mobile customers can purchase a powerful line-up of mobile contents. From ringtones to wallpapers, games to applications, KDDI Mobile customers will now have access to more than 30,000 exciting downloadable mobile contents.

The beta use of this service begins on February 2, 2009, under the service name "Amekon" and its official launch the following month. This service will be available to KDDI Mobile customers subscribing to a Mobile WEB plan. KDDI Mobile customers will access the content store through their phones.

Contents subject to this distribution come from major players such as Namco®, Capcom®, Konami© and EA Mobile© as well as from numerous small, innovative and cutting-edge content providers. Best-selling arcade games such as Tetris®©, PAC-MAN® and Street Fighter® II, as well as wallpapers from the latest movies, cartoons and TV series will be available as part of this package. Customers will also have access to a constantly updated extensive ringtone library which contains the latest hits, rock, R&B, electro, jazz and much more.

For more information, please read the Press Release.

pdf_icon Download Press Release here
 



09/21/2007   Launches Family Plans

Family Plans are now available for only $9.99/month per additional line. You can add up to 9 lines to a contract and share Anytime Minutes with your friends and family! For existing customers with KDDI Mobile Standard Plan, please call our Customer Support Center if you would like to change your plan to our Family Plan.

Family Plan Main Line Added Line
Family Plan M Family Plan L  
Monthly Charge
$49.99 $69.99 $9.99
Anytime Minutes
* Monthly Anytime Minutes include domestic calls and international calls to Japan (landline only).
650 mins. 1,200 mins. Share with Main Line
All other pricing and included features are same as Standard Plans.

With Family Plan, you can:
  • Share Text Mail Plan and Mobile Web Plan with Main Line.
  • Choose different contract term between Main Line and Added Lines.
* For a new subscriber, we will charge activation fee of $35 to Main Line and each added lines.
* You will be responsible for Early Termination Fee of $225 for terminating contract before the contract term expires.



07/16/2007   Sanyo 6600-J Special Campaign

Sanyo 6600-J with Japanese language support is now available.
You can get the brand new handset for $49.00. (*)

* Minimum 2-year Standard Plan contract agreement required.



07/16/2007   golla Mobile Bags now on Sale

Check out our new items. golla Mobile Bags are now available through our online store.





06/21/2007   KDDI Mobile Delivery Service to Japan

We started to ship KDDI Mobile handsets to Japan. To those people who live in Japan and planning to move to the U.S., you can get KDDI Mobile handset before you leave Japan and start using our services right after you arrive to the U.S.



6/15/2007   KDDI Mobile Showroom Open

Our KDDI Mobile showroom is now open in Torrance, LA.

KDDI Mobile LA Showroom
Address: 990 West 190th Street. Suite 555
Phone: 310-512-6996
Business hours: Monday through Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm (PST)
  Saturday & Sunday: Closed



04/23/2007   Media Coverage

KDDI Mobile's breakthrough in the US has been covered by various media sources.

04/08/2007   Asahi Shimbun
04/08/2007   Kyodo News
04/08/2007   Sankei Shimbun
04/08/2007   Mainichi Shimbun
04/08/2007   Reuters
04/09/2007   MSNBC.com
04/10/2007   Wall Street Journal

Our total media coverage includes the above and 20 other sources.



02/28/2007   End of Mailing List Registration Campaign

We have ended our Mailing List Registration Campaign Today.

Thank you to all who registered for our Mailing List. By the end of March, we will notify winners by sending notice to their e-mail addresses.

For those who have not signed up yet, please sign up and do not miss out on our exciting updates through our Mailing List.



01/26/2007   New TV Commercial Launches

KDDI Mobile’s new TV commercial is on air. The new TV commercial was created by the sensational artist group called “Rinpa Eshidan.” Last year, their video project, “1week of art works” capturing their process of creating art got 1.2 million hits on YouTube!

Watch the TV Commercial here. Please note that you need Quicktime Player to watch it.

For Free QuickTime player download: http://www.apple.com/quicktime



01/12/2007   Mailing List Registration Campaign

Sign up for our mailing list to receive the latest information about KDDI Mobile!
For a limited time you could win one of many prizes including a round trip ticket to Japan!

Mailing List Registration Campaign period: 01/12/2007 - 02/28/2007

Don't delay, sign up now!

1st    Place: Round trip to Japan (Restrictions apply to departure, and arrival date) - 1 winner.
2nd  Place: Region Free DVD player - 3 winners.
3rd   Place: KDDI America Phone Card ($20 value) - 30 winners.
4th   Place:  KDDI Mobile Original phone strap - 100 winners.

* Winners will be notified at their e-mail addresses used for Mailing List registration by the end of March.
  We only Ship to US addresses.



01/03/2007   TV Commercial Launches

Watch the TV Commercial here. Please note that you need Quicktime Player to watch it.

For Free QuickTime player download: http://www.apple.com/quicktime

TV COMMERCIAL ON AIR SCHEDULE

Nationwide: AZN
Sundays Japanika Logos 09:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Sundays Drama 10:00 PM - 10:58 PM

NY Tri-State Area: WM CB
Sundays Drama 07:00 PM - 07:58 PM
Fridays Ainori 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Fridays CoCo Ricos Miracle Type 10:30 PM - 10:58 PM

LA Local Area: Time Warner Cable/Pacific Sun/KSCI
Saturdays Drama 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Sundays Ainori 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Sundays HeyHeyHey 07:00 PM - 07:30 PM

More info: http://www.fujisankei.com



01/01/2007   Starts KDDI Mobile Advertisements

Available in Japion (NY based weekly free magazine) and Weekly LALALA (LA based weekly free magazine)





08/15/2006   Press Release

pdf_icon  Download Press Release here