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Main Functions of the FOMA SO903i

“FOMA” is the name of NTT DoCoMo’s mobile service based on the W-CDMA (Wideband Code
Division Multiple Access) system, which has been approved as a global standard of third generation
(3G) wireless communication systems (IMT-2000 or International Mobile Telecommunications-2000).

It’s amazing because it’s i-mode

i-mode is an online service that enables you to take advantage of valuable information from i-mode Menu
sites (Program) and i-mode compatible sites on an i-mode terminal display. This service also enables you to
exchange e-mail with great ease.

Comprehensive Line-up of Network Services

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Voice Mail Service (Paid) (P.272)

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Call Waiting Service (Paid) (P.273)

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Call Forwarding Service (Free) (P.273)

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Nuisance Call Blocking Service (Free) (P.273)

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Caller ID Display Request Service (Free) (P.274)

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Dual Network Service (Paid) (P.274)

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English Guidance Service (Free) (P.274)

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Multi Number Service (Paid) (P.275)

Deco-mail (decorative e-mail)

Besides the main body of text, you can attach up to 10
files (JPEG, ToruCa, PDF, etc.) of up to 2M bytes in total.
The FOMA terminal also supports Deco-mail and Deco-
mail pictographs, allowing you to create and send more
impressive mail by providing a diversity of expression,
such as changing font color and size and using effect of
background color on mail main body (P.174).

Osaifu-Keitai i-mode FeliCa Compatible

Once you download the Osaifu-Keitai-compatible
i-

ppli, you can use the FOMA terminal to deposit

e-money to the IC card incorporated in the terminal
as well as to check your credit balance and purchase
history on a relevant site. Furthermore, the i-

ppli

for “DCMX” credit service provided by DoCoMo is
preinstalled, making your mobile phone an increasingly
handy tool in real life by providing a feature known
as “Osaifu-Keitai”. The “iC transfer service” is also
supported, which allows you to easily transfer data
stored on the IC card to another one in a case such as
when replacing a mobile phone with a new model (P.206).

GPS

You can obtain location information of the FOMA terminal
using the radio waves emitted by the GPS satellite. You
can use various services using the location information
you obtain, such as viewing the map of your location,
searching for information on your neighborhood, notifying
your location information by attaching it to mail, letting
the FOMA terminal to navigate you to the destination (a
navigation i-

ppli is preinstalled). The address linking

function, which enables to activate GPS-compatible
i-

ppli software using address information on a site, is

also supported. Furthermore, supporting GPS encourages
“imadoco-search”, which allows a third party to obtain
the location information of a FOMA terminal’s owner using
i-mode or on a PC, and “Keitai-Osagashi Service”, which
allows you to obtain the location information of the missed
FOMA terminal in a case of losing or misplacing it, to
provide more precise location information (P.212).

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When the Location request is set to [ON], the

location information may be sent to a searcher
without operating the FOMA terminal.

i-Channel

You can receive graphics-based information such
as news and weather. Furthermore, you can access
rich detailed information by selecting a channel you
want from the channel list.

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i-Channel is a paid service that requires a

subscription (P.170).

Mega i-

ppli/i-

ppli DX

By downloading i-

ppli from a relevant site, you

can enjoy games or obtain automatically updated
information, such as about market shares and weather.
Mega-appli is supported, enabling you to enjoy
games that require large amounts of memory, such
as high resolution 3D games and full-featured role
playing games.
A d d i t i o n a l l y, i -

p p l i D X e x p a n d s t h e w a y

of enjoying i-

ppli by allowing it to work in

conjunction with the information saved in the i-mode
terminal, such as Phonebook and mail (P.194).

ToruCa

ToruCa is an e-card that can be obtained by Osaifu-
Keitai. ToruCa can be used conveniently as a flier,
restaurant card, or coupon.
You can obtain ToruCa cards from a reader, site,
or QR code, etc. and exchange it with others
easily using e-mail, infrared communication, or the
External Memory. Additionally, you can use the iC
communication to exchange a ToruCa card simply
by holding two Osaifu-Keitai phones close to each
other. The obtained ToruCa cards can be used
easily by holding up your Osaifu-Keitai to a reader
as well as viewed in the display (P.207).

International Roaming

You can use the same FOMA terminal, phone
number, and mail address as used in Japan when
you are overseas. (The international Roaming
is supported only in a 3G area.) A voice call,
videophone call, i-mode, i-mode mail, SMS, and
network services are available (P.288).