I fully expected to be able to use the Galaxy Nexus I'd purchased in the US as my phone here rather than buying something new. It supports all the correct frequencies, it just needed a plan from a Japanese carrier. Unfortunately it turns out that's something they're reluctant to supply. Saying 'reluctant' diminishes the degree to which they wanted to steer customers away from that option - it turned out it was cheaper to get an iPhone 4S for free with its associated service plan rather than have a less inclusive, more expensive plan with the foreign phone I already owned. I can't say it makes much sense, but there it is.
Coming into unexpected possession of a shiny new iPhone, I was left with an unused cutting-edge [superior] handset. My plan was to return it to the US where it could be returned to service, but when I went to ship the thing it turns out the Japanese postal service has a ban on shipping lithium-ion batteries like the one in the phone. Ack! Easy enough for me to remove the battery before going to the post office again, but you'd be out of luck if your device didn't have a removable battery. (iPhone)
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