Getting WiFi In Japan

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It's getting easier to find WiFi in Japan. There's a lot more free wifi available, plus you can now buy data SIM cards and rent WiFi routers.
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You can find free WiFi connections at train stations, many department stores, convenience stores and more and more cafes. Plus you can buy/rent mobile wifi:
★ Guide to Prepaid "Tourist" SIM cards
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★ Longer term voice + data SIM cards
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★ List of nice cafes with Free Wifi
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★ Full Guide To Getting Wifi In Japan
For more info on wifi router rental, free tourist wifi pass, apps for locating wifi, paid wifi networks and cafes.
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@whatswiththenoise 7 лет назад

Thanks for this. Your video gave clear and precise instructions. I was a little worried about how it works but now I feel confident I should have no problems.

@DavidAusman 7 лет назад

Nice. Love the wifi router option.

@JuanDuqueJuanimador 7 лет назад

Thanks for posting. Very helpful! I found a company that sells them online and the SIM will be waiting for you at the airport at their store location for pickup.

@caffeinatedheather 6 лет назад

I got that data sim at Bic camera and they helped me set it up in store. I left the store with it working!

@tokyowarfare6729 7 лет назад

The travel Sim sounds perfect to me. Going next week!

@gaijinboricua 7 лет назад

Good tips on the SIM situation, but do not connect to any WIFI hot spot that you see! easy way to get hacked! Also, make sure to have a dummy email address available as once you register your email, you might be subject to spam like crazy.

@zeaugust0 5 лет назад

Thanks guys, very good video

@zaku2s921 6 лет назад

Nice video, congrats!

@Derekuma 6 лет назад

For my half Japanese daughter's Nihongo skills, we travel to Japan at least once a year [ she is 13 & has 28 stamps in her passport]. Most visits are 4 weeks- ish & I rent pocket wifi [ with " unlimited" = lots of data ]. Now that daughter is independent enough to get around on her own, we now rent 2 sometimes 3 Pocket wif ,... = ¥¥¥¥. So I thought it would be economical to BUY one pocket wifi & rent another, buying a sim card for the one I own. We usually message [ Line ] + Google maps + a little general Google-ing + watch  TV via the pocket wifi so use 4-5 Gb a day ! I could NOT figure out how to get a sim card for MY pocket wifi which gave enough / lots of data. Can anyone assist - ie a sim card like one would get in a rental pocket wifi.

@guytotaro7819 7 лет назад

My friend has a pocket wifi for sale. I'd like to buy it but I'm not sure about connecting service options. All of the advice I can find online is geared to visitors. I'm a longterm resident and I'll only need the service not the device. Any ideas as to which companies I should consider? Thanks in advance.

@genjii931 7 лет назад

When using a SIM, people should realize there is a very important thing not mentioned here, and that if you need to make sure your phone uses the right frequencies for whatever network you want to use in Japan. A SIM card doesn't give your phone new frequencies. You may be stuck using an old 3G (or slower!) speed. You also don't get a Japanese phone number this way. If you need a Japanese phone number, the advice I've read is to rent a dumb phone for your time there, and use the travel SIM for the smartphone.

@kattiepenn 7 лет назад

genjii931 thanks a lot for adding additional notes!

@illyjunus 7 лет назад

Can you tell me what is the cheapest pocket wifi for around 2-3 days? Thank you

@3DJapan 6 лет назад

When I was in Japan I got lucky because my T-Mobile has unlimited international data so I had no problem at all with my internet. All I had to do was make sure Data Roaming was turned on in my phone settings. However all of the Airbnbs I stayed in offered Wi-Fi Hotspots here was useful for my friends who were with me and didn't have T-Mobile.

@tokyocheapo 6 лет назад

We hear T-mobile (US) has excellent international data plans - free data roaming in Japan is pretty rare!

@nal8503 6 лет назад

T-Mobile in Germany is a complete rip-off unfortunately.

@3DJapan 6 лет назад

Nal Odd since it's owned by a German company.

@nal8503 6 лет назад

Germany is quite backwards in general. Electricity costs about 6 to 10 times as much as in North America and Asia. We're all forced to pay for state funded propaganda (which claims to be objective and neutral) under the same law that was introduced by Hitler. Taxes are outrageous (60% and higher if you're self-employed). It might be a wealthy country, but it's a shitshow nonetheless, can not recommend living here unless you're a refugee whose life is threatened.

@youcanpunchmeintheface 5 лет назад

Does it support tethering? I heard some carriers prohibit it

@wikkia.7666 6 лет назад

How do you get this 20%off? Is there a discount code? Clicking from the website did discounted anything.

@fabricio_dourado4848 7 лет назад

Thank you for the tips. The Sim Card works in any coutry phone or only in japonese cell?

@tokyocheapo 7 лет назад

+Fabricio_Dourado should be pretty much okay any unlocked smartphone. Note it has to be unlocked, so it's not tied to any specific carrier.

@fabricio_dourado4848 7 лет назад

Thank you and congrats for the great blog and channel.

@yaninacabrera131 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for this video. I am picking up my WIFI device at the airport. I am assuming i do not need a SIM card if i am using the WIFI pocket correct? Thank you!

@tokyocheapo 6 лет назад

Yes, Very likely the wifi device has a SIM and is ready to use. A rental wifi device would be utterly useless if it didn’t have a SIM card!

@yaninacabrera131 6 лет назад

Tokyo Cheapo I wasn't sure if it was already included or i had to buy it separately.. thank you so much! :)

@Dcole939 7 лет назад

which one of these do you recommend for a poor student such as myself that will be studying there for a year

@tokyocheapo 7 лет назад

+David Cole check out this article on cheap MVNO SIM cards tokyocheapo.com/business/internet/japan-sim-card-options-data-voice/

@KindOfLittleSalty 6 лет назад

Ive been having a hell of a time getting a working internet. Besides the 1 hour explanation of useless information that I inform them I already know, it is nowhere near the speeds they promise. In fact, they said I used 10 gb but literally I couldn’t even get the internet to allow me to connect and work. I called the service provider 4 times and they said “this is normal” and I am like “normal to not be able to connect? Really?” So I returned it and they still charged me for it. So I wasted 6000 yen in total on a WiFi that didn’t work at all and ended up returning it in 2 days. So Yeah, Japan internet sucks now

@DogaTvJpn 7 лет назад

Should of hit us up! Ninja WifI would've let you borrow one to make a video! :D

@McDADDyK 7 лет назад

Pocket WiFi vs Sim? I've looked around and everyone says that pocket wifis are able to throttle your bandwidth and send you to dial up if you use too much at once even if you don't go over your daily limit :/

@tokyocheapo 7 лет назад

+Master Chef check out the mobile WiFi options this article on our site: tokyocheapo.com/business/internet/connecting-to-wifi-in-japan/ The ninja WiFi provider has unlimited data (and 20% off for TokyoCheapo readers)

@McDADDyK 7 лет назад

Tokyo Cheapo Thanks for replying back so quick. But I read through Ninja WiFi and their first clause is the one I mentioned. "Please note that excessive volumes of communication (exceeding 3 GB per day) of use of services offered may lead to slower connection speeds or suspensions of connection." So basically, if I'm in Japan I'd be good in the day time but if we wanted to watch a movie off amazon or Netflix or Now TV even RU-vid, after a few streams it would be cut off.

@youcanpunchmeintheface 5 лет назад

@@McDADDyK use your hotel WiFi instead for heavy usage 😅

@McDADDyK 5 лет назад

@@youcanpunchmeintheface 😅😅 had such a great time that we barely spent any time in our hotel nor did we spend much time on social media or streaming so pocket wifi worked a charm...

@youcanpunchmeintheface 5 лет назад

@@McDADDyK That's great! I'm going to Japan for the first time this May. Expect burning lot of time outside as I have hella lot places to visit

@arethereanyotherblissthany2672 7 лет назад

if I use those free service Wifis can I still access my social media apps that are not opened through the browser?

@tokyocheapo 7 лет назад

yes, the free Wifi services allow you to use apps as well as web browsing.

@arethereanyotherblissthany2672 7 лет назад

+Tokyo Cheapo okay thanks :)

@heyitsme5928 6 лет назад

What if I don't have credit card can I still rent pocket wifi?

@tokyocheapo 6 лет назад

+Andrea Paola Gutierrez if you don't have a credit card, probably the easiest option is to rent a pocket wifi device at the airport when you arrive

@KissAnimeAULoveAnime 6 лет назад

Go to yodobashi camera

@troublingrain7734 5 лет назад

Why is there no wifi in japan

@delbomb3131 7 лет назад

I got a pocket wifi last time as my phone doesn't have an interchangable sim

@alexanotfromamazon 6 лет назад

What brand did you use? if you don't mind me asking

@flavorhostage 7 лет назад

Ah, this is why I don't get any Tokyo Cheapo podcasts.

@limosine 7 лет назад

I miss the podcasts...good to hear the TC boys again!

@ilovekimtaehyung 6 лет назад

Omg i recognized Angelas voice 😂

@KerranKaksi 6 лет назад

Apparently I need to look for another video to see how the prepaid SIM is activated, here they just film the faces of persons that are having difficulties with it :)

@adriannalopez2237 6 лет назад

How fast is the wifi in Japan ?

@tokyocheapo 6 лет назад

+Adrianna Lopez for mobile data, there's great 4G coverage in cities. Fiber connections are very fast and reliable in Japan, not many countries with better facilities, though older building may have slower broadband and no fiber