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3G pre-paid card in Japan

Posted by: duchess_priscilla on Oct 31, 12 at 04:18 PM Posted in: Asia Tagged: Japan Jump to last reply

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Hi all,

I'm from Singapore and am planning a trip to Osaka next month.

I'm wondering if anyone could advise where I could purchase a 3G pre-paid data SIM card for my iPhone 3GS so that I could stay in touch with my mom back home via Whatsapp to allay her worries while I'm abroad. Auto-roaming is out of the question as my telcos here charge exorbitant fees for the service.

Would really appreciate any information or English links.

Thank you.

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hawaiiantraveler on Nov 4, 12 at 12:02 AM

I use my iphone while in Japan but you are right about the roaming charges. My wife rents a local phone from rentafone Japan. Reasonable prices and more importantly phones that work. Hope this helps.

http://www.rentafonejapan.com/

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Kavey on Nov 5, 12 at 11:27 AM

I used the same company for our October trip. We didn't bother with a phone SIM but rented a mobile wifi device, which we used to connect to the internet on our Google Nexus tablet and one of our phones.
They do also rent phone SIMs, as HawaiianTraveller says.

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