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The kind of SIM cards
It includes the following for the service handling Prepaid SIM in Japan.
It is divided among the Band which can be used.
3G： Band 1 (2100MHz) / Band 6/19 (800MHz)
1. IIJmio ( 1.5GB / 30 days 2,000JPY~ [about $19] )
2. OCN mobile ONE ( 100MB / day 3,218JPY / 7 days ~ [about $30] )
3. U-mobile ( 220MB / day 2,376JPY / 7 days ~ [about $21] )
4. mineo ( 1GB / month 3,300JPY~ [about $30] )
5. BIGLOBE SIM ( 3GB / month 4,900JPY~ [about $45] )
6. b-mobile ( 5GB / 21 days 3,480JPY [about $31] )
1. mineo ( 1GB / month 3,300JPY~ [about $30] )
For a list of carriers that have certified their LTE network on iPhone, refer to chart below.
Recommended SIM card
[No.1] b-mobile VISITOR SIM
| SIM Card | b-mobile VISITOR SIM |
|---|---|
| Service Period | 14days |
| Sales Price | 2,380 JPY |
| Data Capacity of | 5GB / 21 days |
| SIM Card Size | Standard, micro, nano |
| Maximum Speed | LTE / 3G ( Best effort ) |
| Sales Location | Retail store or Online store |
| Compatible Devices | List of devices |
| APN Information | APN : bmobile.ne.jp User name : bmobile@4g Password : bmobile Auth type : PAP or CHAP (if available) PDP type : IP (if required) |
If it's considered by economy, it'll be prepaid SIM recommended most. While it's a little capacity of the 1GB in other SIM, then large volume of 5GB can use "b-mobile VISITOR SIM", so I afford. When having that 5 GB per 21 days, it's enough, isn't it?
When it's short, U-mobile can use it 220 MB a day, and where it's 2376 yen per 7 days will be recommendation. When I think in 21 days, the capacity per 1 day can use to "b-mobile VISITOR SIM" profitably.
It is possible to buy an SIM card at a Retail store ( AEON, Yodobashi Camera, BIC Camera) or a Online store ( Official site, Amazon.co.jp, Yodobashi.com ). When I order in official site, it costs 200 JPY, but it is also convenient that you can deliver to a hotel and the airport, right?
But the actual speed is not too popular. When giving priority to the price over speed, it will be a recommended SIM card.
[No.2] U-mobile Prepaid
| SIM Card | U-mobile Prepaid |
|---|---|
| Service Period | 7days / 15days / 30days |
| Sales Price | 2,200 JPY / 3,200 JPY / 3,900 JPY |
| Data Capacity of | 220MB / day |
| SIM Card Size | Standard, micro, nano |
| Maximum Speed | 225Mbps ( Best effort ) |
| Sales Location | Airport and Hotels |
| Compatible Devices | List of devices ( Japanese ) |
| APN Information | APN : umobile.jp User name : umobile@umobile.jp Password : umobile Auth type : PAP or CHAP (if available) |
When a stay in Japan is a short term on less than the 7th or long term on more than the 21th, U-mobile gets it. When it is converted into 1 month old, a thing as the capacity of 1 day 220MB is about 6.6 GB, so the good capacity can be used, can not it?
It's possible to buy an SIM card at the airport ( Haneda Airport, Fukuoka Airport, Narita Airport ) and a hotel ( Hotel New Otani, Hotel Monterey Kyoto ) and other.
When giving priority to the price over speed like b-mobile, it will be a recommended SIM card.