"The unofficial independent imode FAQ"

Frequently Asked Questions about NTT-DoCoMo's i-mode

0. About this FAQ

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1. General

What is i-mode? Who invented i-mode? Overwiew, user numbers, characteristics and trends.

2. Using i-mode

The user perspective: how do I use i-mode, how to I look at i-mode pages, what can I find on i-mode, what can I do with i-mode...

3. "Official" menu sites

"Official" menu sites versus unofficial (katte) sites, DoCoMo's micro-payment system...

4. Develop for i-mode

How do develop and host i-mode sites, how to become a official menu partner site for NTT-DoCoMo, website encoding, chtml...

5. i-mode for business

Initially i-mode was promoted in cooperation with almost all banks of Japan, however initial usage was widely reported to have been predominantly games, ringing melodies, emails, and cartoon characters. These are still good business, however, i-mode is increasingly used for "serious" business...

6. imode versus WAP

What does imode mean for WAP? Is imode going to kill WAP? Is WAP going to kill imode?...

7. Emulators, Testing.

How can I look at i-mode pages? Are there any emulators available?

8. Security.

Security issues with i-mode.

9. i-mode's international (outside Japan) perspective.

i-mode is spreading over the world. Recent partnerships cover many European countries, USA in cooperation with AT&T-Wireless and many more countries...

10. NTT-DoCoMo.

What is NTT-DoCoMo? Can I buy any shares in NTT-DoCoMo? Why are NTT-DoCoMo's shares so expensive?

11. email & SMS and imode

All about email, messages, SMS via i-mode.

12. Third generation (3G) mobile

Japan introduced 3G in spring 2001, and now there are more than 10 million 3G users. i-mode also works seamlessly on 3G.

13. i-mode & JAVA

JAVA applets for games and other applications are downloadable on i-mode since early 2001

14. i-mode handsets

Overview of imode handsets ...

15. download images

Need a screen image or a handset i-mage for your publications? ...

16. Fourth generation (4G) mobile

DoCoMo is planning to introduce 4G from 2006.

17. Cmode

Linking imode with vending machines

18. Wallet Phones

i-mode phones with multi-application IC-smartcards are wallet phones: mobile phones containing practically all functions of a wallet: ecash, train tickets, cinema tickets, club membership cards, loyalty cards...

Find out more:

- i-Mode: [FAQ] | [report]
- 3G: [3G FAQ]| [3G report]
- Wallet phones: [wallet phone FAQ]| [wallet phone report]
- Camera phones: [camera phone FAQ] | [camera phone report]
- Japan's telecommunication industry overview: [report]

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