mobile phones in japan
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mobile phones in japan
anyone got any up to date information on how well a uk mobile works in japan. travel guides advise they dont, yet orange tell me thre is an excellent service throughout the country! what is the truth?? should I hire a mobile??
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Remember roaming charges for an Orange sim in Japan are very high - like £1.50 a min to call UK and £1 a min to receive (I know because I have one and am a frequent visitor to Japan). I suggest you get a global sim from operators like http://www.travelsim.co.uk/ and put into an unlocked 3G phone. Their call out charge is reasonable at around 40p a min and they charge nothing to receive calls (callers have to dial an Isle of Man number, which are often included in bundled talktime, and definitely with Orange). I usually carry a global sim in one phone and rent a Japanese sim to put into another phone, purely to receive calls made within Japan (e.g. business contacts).