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boygenetic
Posts: 160
Phone Model:
v505 (unlocked by Old_Fool)
Service Provider:
ATTWS |
 
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:37 pm |
ill be taking a trip to Asia in June. so i was wondering if i needed any converter to charge my fone. if u look at the charger it will say input 100-240V. so do i even need one? or i can just get an adapter to plug in into Asia power supply. FIY, US power source is rated at 110/120V while Asia is rater 220/240V.
then i went to surf radioshack. they a bunch of converter. these convert 220/240v input to 110/120V. then it has limited watts output. they have 30,45,50,80,1600 watts.
so if anyone knows, which watts should i get to charge my cell and if possible my camcorder.
old_fool should know my dilemma.
Thank you in advance.
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duceduc
Posts: 2122
Phone Model:
iPhone Unlocked
Service Provider:
Cingular - Extended |
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:47 pm |
Hmmmm. Whenever I go to Japan, I don't use any power converter for my shaver and camcorder as Japan's plug is quite similar to that of the US.
 Japan's mobile phones kick arses!! 
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veilfore89
Posts: 1396
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9h(GSM), V551(GSM), T720i(GSM), T720g(GSM)(DEAD
), T730(CDMA), Samsung x427m(GSM), Siemens A56i(GSM), E-815(CDMA)
Service Provider:
AT&T Wireless |
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:54 pm |
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IF ONLY WE COULD ALL UNDERSTAND IT!!! Hey were white black and mexican man...not all are able to read japanese. Or can we...??? (<.<) (>.>)
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boygenetic
Posts: 160
Phone Model:
v505 (unlocked by Old_Fool)
Service Provider:
ATTWS |
Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:56 pm |
| duceduc wrote: | Hmmmm. Whenever I go to Japan, I don't use any power converter for my shaver and camcorder as Japan's plug is quite similar to that of the US.
Japan's mobile phones kick arses!! |
know wat u mean and how often u go to Japan man. the cellphone in Asia kick @ss so much.
duce u might stay in a hotel where theres plug for US appliance. did u get a converter. for me ill be living with my family in a house. so their output is 220/240V. like i said, if ure staying in a hotel, the power already converted.
so duce, need anything while im there? case? cover? oh oh how bout those things that u hang on your cell like most Japanese users do.
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veilfore89
Posts: 1396
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9h(GSM), V551(GSM), T720i(GSM), T720g(GSM)(DEAD
), T730(CDMA), Samsung x427m(GSM), Siemens A56i(GSM), E-815(CDMA)
Service Provider:
AT&T Wireless |
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:06 pm |
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Haha, the little ornaments? I see those on most girls cell phones. Really seems pointless to me but hey they like it so leave it at that. But ya why do japanese have to be sooo much better than us? 220v? we run 120 and I've been eletricuted by that, dude why do you need an extra 100v to power your things? God there so power hungry.
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duceduc
Posts: 2122
Phone Model:
iPhone Unlocked
Service Provider:
Cingular - Extended |
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:09 pm |
| Quote: | know wat u mean and how often u go to Japan man. the cellphone in Asia kick @ss so much.
duce u might stay in a hotel where theres plug for US appliance. did u get a converter. for me ill be living with my family in a house. so their output is 220/240V. like i said, if ure staying in a hotel, the power already converted.
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Actually I stay with my wife's parent house and we go there once a year. We stay away from tourist city. As if japan's not expensive already.
| Quote: | | so duce, need anything while im there? case? cover? oh oh how bout those things that u hang on your cell like most Japanese users do |
Aww, you know about those craze cell phone ornaments!!
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boygenetic
Posts: 160
Phone Model:
v505 (unlocked by Old_Fool)
Service Provider:
ATTWS |
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:40 pm |
| veilfore89 wrote: | | Haha, the little ornaments? I see those on most girls cell phones. Really seems pointless to me but hey they like it so leave it at that. But ya why do japanese have to be sooo much better than us? 220v? we run 120 and I've been eletricuted by that, dude why do you need an extra 100v to power your things? God there so power hungry. |
er, u got confuse. its actually the output over there is 220v. i have to convert it to 110V.
Duce: so did u get a adpter for your charger? wait did u even bring your cell over there? did u buy a pre-paid SIM?????
yeah, i know bout the ornaments thingy. gf have a winnie the pooh on her nokia and told to take it off coz it kept hitting her camera lense. if u need anything from Asia, just holla.
also, can anyone reply my primary ques????
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veilfore89
Posts: 1396
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9h(GSM), V551(GSM), T720i(GSM), T720g(GSM)(DEAD
), T730(CDMA), Samsung x427m(GSM), Siemens A56i(GSM), E-815(CDMA)
Service Provider:
AT&T Wireless |
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:42 pm |
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Well thats what I meant, my point is that the US is like the lowest place anywhere that I know. Everywhere else you go you have to have a converter because the voltage is higher.
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boygenetic
Posts: 160
Phone Model:
v505 (unlocked by Old_Fool)
Service Provider:
ATTWS |
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:45 pm |
| veilfore89 wrote: | | Well thats what I meant, my point is that the US is like the lowest place anywhere that I know. Everywhere else you go you have to have a converter because the voltage is higher. |
damn veilfore, can u stop replying so fast.....
like i mentioned before, have a look at your charger. it said 100-240v.
so if i can use that w/o an adapter.
duce said it too, he did not use a converter either.
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duceduc
Posts: 2122
Phone Model:
iPhone Unlocked
Service Provider:
Cingular - Extended |
Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:47 pm |
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Yes, I did get a converter but never really used it. I brought my cell over there only to tell time and to use it once I land back in the US for a ride home.
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