Japan sim card?

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I am thinking to get either Airalo or Ubigi since both support in app top up. Which one is better in terms of coverage?
 
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Hi, Will be going to japan. Is pocket wifi better or sim card? My usage is during waiting time or travelling time will watch show etc while on the go
 
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arys95 said:
Hi, Will be going to japan. Is pocket wifi better or sim card? My usage is during waiting time or travelling time will watch show etc while on the go
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The changi router has speed cap after 500mb. Not suitable for sharing. Sometimes, I hit cap after 1-2 hours
 
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Has anyone used Giga roaming b4? Its 1GB for $5 that's valid for 5 days. I only intend to use the data for google maps as my hotel has wifi. Will be there for 15 days. As I'm using a Xiaomi, I'm unable to use esim which are many of the service providers recommended here.
 
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it seems ALL Japan SIM cards offered by Changi no longer support HotSpot :(

current provider is SoftBank

i recall last year, 2 trips, the service provide was DoCoMo n was able to hotspot
 
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oceanicmanta said:
it seems ALL Japan SIM cards offered by Changi no longer support HotSpot :(

current provider is SoftBank

i recall last year, 2 trips, the service provide was DoCoMo n was able to hotspot
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Notwithstanding, softbank's network seems to be poorer too. Used to buy from ICC but they recently seem to only sell softbank simcards.
 
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Klook has sim card for 15days, around $20/30 for 10/20GB. Good enough for most unless constantly watching videos, instagram.
 
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hkchew03 said:
Klook has sim card for 15days, around $20/30 for 10/20GB. Good enough for most unless constantly watching videos, instagram.
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thanks ... have checked Klook

there is one DoCoMo, unlimited data for 12 days about SGD 42 ... I may get that

as going Hokkaido on long road trips, prefer unlimited data

it seems there r more options for other parts of Japan (ie not Hokkaido)
 
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oceanicmanta said:
it seems ALL Japan SIM cards offered by Changi no longer support HotSpot :(

current provider is SoftBank

i recall last year, 2 trips, the service provide was DoCoMo n was able to hotspot
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Update:

Changi Rec website has 2 Tabs providing SIM cards

1) Travel eSIM (this offers eSIM & physical cards provided by other Brands, ALL these DO NOT support Hotspot)

2) Changi iSIM (this site offers eSIM & physical cards by Changi, these Support HotSpot according to Changi Support CSO. The FAQ is not as detailed compared the other tab)

in general, the Changi Rec website needs a complete over haul .. it is quite messy.
 
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oceanicmanta said:
thanks ... have checked Klook

there is one DoCoMo, unlimited data for 12 days about SGD 42 ... I may get that

as going Hokkaido on long road trips, prefer unlimited data

it seems there r more options for other parts of Japan (ie not Hokkaido)
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May i know why going to hokkaido need a lot of data? to upload into insta/FB or map check or the only option from klook? I plan to use my simba and top up regularly for the data roaming.
 
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May i know why going to hokkaido need a lot of data? to upload into insta/FB or map check or the only option from klook? I plan to use my simba and top up regularly for the data roaming.
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with my big group & long drives, i dont want to risk running out of data. we will b there 12 days

will hotspot to others in my group, & sometimes in my group, some may inadvertently upload/download videos

if just me n SO, we can control .. but bigger group, not sure

from my Msia day trips, 12hrs usage (on navi & some googling) would need about 300 MB a day
 
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oceanicmanta said:
with my big group & long drives, i dont want to risk running out of data. we will b there 12 days

will hotspot to others in my group, & sometimes in my group, some may inadvertently upload/download videos

if just me n SO, we can control .. but bigger group, not sure

from my Msia day trips, 12hrs usage (on navi & some googling) would need about 300 MB a day
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I see, your plan is to get 1 sim card and hotspot to others, which make sense. I think for my side, both my mum and me are using Simba, so we are responsible for our own usages. I will just get a daily 1gb, 12 days simcard for my dad. Lets see how much data would be used.

But i can get ICC daily 1gb, 12 days at $15.20. Simba data roaming is $4/gb. Means that i cannot exceed 4gb in Simba otherwise, ICC is more worth it.
 
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