Japan sim card?

[DrAwkward]

trevelling to osaka in Jan 2023 but arriving at airport at 9pm, will telco shops selling data sim for tourists be still open ?

also thought it would be better to have the sim ready when reach there, rather than reach there then settle, might have hiccups,

any local selling which is recommended ?

If you can use eSIM, can try Ubigi. Quite cheap, US$16 for 10GB, 30 days. Other plans available. Can set up before going Japan.

Their parent company is NTT Docomo, their version of Singtel

 

[hellhole]

hello .. ... as i am traveling with family. i got a sim card dongle.

can the sim card machine's sim card support usage in dongle?

 

[v1hypersg]

I itchy hand, go and buy iphone 14 pro max, dual sim set from HK, so cannot use e-sim, I think,

so have to stick with good old nano sim,

 

[v1hypersg]

I have been using this one

https://www.simcard.sg/shop/japan/
but thinking of trying new one to see if better value or better performance


anyone try this before ? seem good and not so expensive

https://www.airsim.com.sg/japan?path=34

 

[MajiMax]

Those using mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) line, can look into your operator. Some of the local MVNOs have roaming plans which you can subscribe for Japan trip. Quite affordable if you don't need unlimited data.

 

[Xeniel]

Used eSIM bought from Shopee, not bad. But only data, no call.

Think it was $20 for 15 days (200MB per day), HK network SIM roaming on KDDI i believe

 

[oohmygod]

If you can use eSIM, can try Ubigi. Quite cheap, US$16 for 10GB, 30 days. Other plans available. Can set up before going Japan.

Their parent company is NTT Docomo, their version of Singtel

How is the internet connectivity outside of Tokyo?

 

[DrAwkward]

How is the internet connectivity outside of Tokyo?

Haven't tried yet. I can give you FR after my trip at the end of the year

 

[oohmygod]

did anyone try the readyroam from Singtel?

 

[zerodayAkane]

i used jetpac from circles. Now got offer 20gb for 20 dollars

 

[WoShiPro]

Any recommendation for wifi router?

 

[TOKARA]

I bot from Klook

 

[noobass456]

Anyone tried Singtel readyroam? Now having double data promo 4gb 30 days for $15

 

[saffronsatire]

Anyone knows of a sim card with data and voice calls for 10 days?

So far the ones I saw are only 7-8 days, including singtel's roaming plan. If not, will just have to get another sim card for the remaining few days.

 

[sevensomerset]

i would use simba(tpg), since no contract, just sign up now and keep it as ur 2nd line or for ur ipad. $10/mth nia.
roaming is pre-paid, just top up ur acc abd it will deduct from there.
$4/GB and not lock to particular telco.
free 10GB/mth for Malaysia roaming some more

 

[lamerena]

Any esim that allow hotspot to recommend?

 

[Helion]

How is the internet connectivity outside of Tokyo?

hope it is not too late to reply to you.
I used Ubigi for 10 days on the $16/10GB plan. I drove from Narita, along the middle and eastern coast of Tohoku region, up Sendai, all the way to Iwate, and Aomori and back to Tokyo from Akita and thru Fukushima. The driving were on expressways, mountain regions, sea sides, towns and cities.

The signal were good 99% of the time. The only time I lost signal was in the mountain valley but that was for a few mins.

Otherwise, the overall experience was good, no lost of signals. Compared to M1 Data roaming on Softbank, Softbank's signal ratio was around 95% compared to Ubigi's 99% and sometimes weaker than Ubigi.

Hope this helps.

 

[oceanicmanta]

hope it is not too late to reply to you.
I used Ubigi for 10 days on the $16/10GB plan. I drove from Narita, along the middle and eastern coast of Tohoku region, up Sendai, all the way to Iwate, and Aomori and back to Tokyo from Akita and thru Fukushima. The driving were on expressways, mountain regions, sea sides, towns and cities.

The signal were good 99% of the time. The only time I lost signal was in the mountain valley but that was for a few mins.

Otherwise, the overall experience was good, no lost of signals. Compared to M1 Data roaming on Softbank, Softbank's signal ratio was around 95% compared to Ubigi's 99% and sometimes weaker than Ubigi.

Hope this helps.

does Ubigi eSim support hotspot ?

Price is in USD ?

 

[Helion]

does Ubigi eSim support hotspot ?

Price is in USD ?

No idea if it supports hotspot. you can email them, they are very responsive.
Yes, price in USD.
https://cellulardata.ubigi.com/rates-and-coverage/japan-data-plans/

 

[gpgtmeowmeow]

does Ubigi eSim support hotspot ?

Price is in USD ?

I have read that it does support hotspot. Am interested to try it out too.

@lamerena

https://cellulardata.ubigi.com/help-center/faq/ubigi-esim-service/tether-your-connection/
Someone reported it worked in a trip report on Reddit: