2 things keep Japanese CDMA (the phones displayed on this page) phones from being used in the US. 1. Japanese 3G all runs on 2100MHz. Even the CDMA-EVDO, which no other CDMA country does. 2. Non-standard ESNs. Their CDMA ESNs run 5 letters and 6 digits (for example, an old phone of mine has the ESN of STSBT837195 with no decimal equivalent).
But do notice that Sony-Ericsson makes CDMA phones for Japan. They'd blow the competition out of the water if they re-entered the US CDMA market with phones like those.
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2 things keep Japanese CDMA (the phones displayed on this page) phones from being used in the US.
1. Japanese 3G all runs on 2100MHz. Even the CDMA-EVDO, which no other CDMA country does.
2. Non-standard ESNs. Their CDMA ESNs run 5 letters and 6 digits (for example, an old phone of mine has the ESN of STSBT837195 with no decimal equivalent).
But do notice that Sony-Ericsson makes CDMA phones for Japan. They'd blow the competition out of the water if they re-entered the US CDMA market with phones like those.