I get the fact about the Japanese mobile phones but...?

Question:

I was wondering if you also could use a japanese mobile phone outside Japan?
And I mean that someone from Japan comes in Europe and wants to call his family in Japan or something.. Would it be possible to call with his mobile phone?

Another thing:
I got the fact about Japanese people sending each other emails rather than sms cuz it wouldn't fit with the kanji and such. But now I was wondering, what if they have like a friend from England who isn't able to send or receive email with his phone? Can the japanese guy that choose to sms him? I mean with the kanji it wouldn't matter because they'll have to communicate in English. Just wondering if the japanese people still use the sms function.

Also if they send someone an email with their phone, is that person than able to see that email on his mobile phone AND on the computer? Or is the email address someone has on his phone completely different than the email address he had on his computer?

So many questions ^^ Please give me loads of answers :)

Thanks!

Answer:

>I was wondering if you also could use a japanese mobile phone outside Japan?

You need to be more specific. If he comes to Europe temporarily, and still has a contract with Japanese carrier, he must have a cell phone with global roaming service. If there is a global roaming service, he can.

>cuz it wouldn't fit with the kanji and such.

It's not a matter of kanji. Japanese cell phones are designed to exchange emails, no matter if it's alphabets or kanji.

>Can the japanese guy that choose to sms him?

It depends on which phone he's using. There is no single answer. The bottom line is, he can do it with some phones.

>is that person than able to see that email on his mobile phone AND on the computer?

Usually, no. Email address of cell phone is usually different from that of computer. But you can forward it to your computer, as you know.