Cell Phones: Japan vs. the United States

Stirland writes "Cell phones/Connectivity: Japan and the United States: Worlds Apart on Wireless. Interesting analysis of the economic and cultural reasons for why the Japanese kick Americans' butts when it comes to wireless cell phone technology and usage."

He's got to, got to, go -- Godzilla!

[Anonymous Coward]

If your cities were invaded and devastated by giant monsters as much as they are, you'd have a cell phone too. Think about what a giant reptile rampaging about does to the power and phone grids.

cell phones

[Anonymous Coward]

Funky cell phones are popular in Japan for the same reason they have panties in vending machines- the Japanese like crazy shit! Just because you can add extra features to a cell phone doesn't mean you should.

Tradeoffs

[Ilan Volow]

Japan has a much higher population density than the US, so it's easier for the providers. You don't need to erect as many towers to cover the same number of people.

So in other words, Americans have far more erections than the Japanese, but when they have an erection they do it with more people.

Re:There's a reason for all of this...

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd say the US has the densest population by far...

The Real Reason

[Russ Steffen]

The real reason America is so far behind in cell phone technology is obvious: We're all afraid of being beaten to death with our own phones by one of the thugs who were posting to this story [slashdot.org]