New Phone For J-Phone

ASIA : J-PHONE Co., Ltd. announced it will offer the J-SA06 by Sanyo, a new Sha-mail picture messaging handset, for sale after early August. The J-SA06’s most notable feature is its Multi Sha-mail and Postcard capability, which makes it easy and fun for users to create and mail their own files using preset background animations, melodies and picture postcard templates that come bundled with the handset.

Another convenient feature of the J-SA06 is its “Koko Keitai” (phone finder) function which allows a user to seek the location of a misplaced handset even when set to manner vibration mode. For more enjoyable photography, the J-SA06 comes with a camera flash and mirror display, and its slim and stylish form is sure to please the fashion-conscious.

With the addition of the J-SA06 to its lineup, J-PHONE has released a total of 29 Sha-mail handsets, thereby bringing the pleasures of picture messaging to an even greater number of individuals.

About J-PHONE
J-PHONE Co., Ltd. is a leading mobile operator in Japan and a member of the Vodafone Group, the world’s largest mobile community. J-PHONE offers sophisticated mobile services including high quality voice telephony, “Sha-mail” picture messaging, “Movie Sha-mail” video messaging, “J-SKY” mobile internet and e-mail access, and Java™ applications. The company has over 14 million customers, of which 70% are Sha-mail users and 87% J-SKY subscribers. J-PHONE was awarded one of three licenses to operate 3G mobile services in Japan and launched a commercial 3G W-CDMA service,
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