Softbank : SoftBank Launches 3G Prepaid Service with Video Call and Unlimited Email

Posted on Thu Jan 31, 11:37 by Niels, Travel Manager, Nederland
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What I'd like to know it you still need a residency card to be allowed to get a prepaid phone or if just having a tourist visum will be enough.

I am in Japan up to 4 times a year, but always on a tourist visum. The business I do is all over Japan and I'd like to make use of the Shinkansen trains with a Japan Rail Pass.
So it's inconvenient for me not to be there on a tourist visum. However, friends in Japan can not call me because calling me on my own 3G phone from Europe is too expensive for them.

So, please let me know about the acceptance details.

Posted on Thu Jan 31, 08:26 by Daimaou, Survivor, Tokyo - Japan
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I am not able to reply to this question, it seems that it will widely depends on the store. BUT, I have heard (you will need to check this by yourself) that you can get such service from Softbank at Narita.

Posted on Thu Jan 31, 09:00 by KiSaten, Student, Markham, Canada
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i remeber being offered a payg sim from the softbank store in shinjuku but i didnt want to pay the 8000yen for the phone. Hopefully when i bring my x01ht this year, I'll be able to get service

Posted on Fri Feb 01, 01:08 by Niels, Travel Manager, Nederland
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>I am not able to reply to this question, it
>seems that it will widely depends on the
>store. BUT, I have heard (you will need to
>check this by yourself) that you can get such
>service from Softbank at Narita.

I know about this. They do rental of Prepaid phones. But that's rather expensive.
I used to have a prepaid phone from Softbank (Vodafone) but I lent it to a friend who went to Japan. She lost the charger for it in Japan and forgot to update the credit. No I can't use it anymore -_-;;

But It's OK. I'll check at Narita again if things have changed when I am back over in August.
Hey, you need front-row tickets for A-Nation, Uchuubuta-san?

Posted on Sat Feb 02, 05:56 by john, australia
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I was at Narita Terminal 2 Shop Feb 1 and asked about the 3G prepaid announcement. The staff at Softbank said the prepaid service would be available in March. So, as of yesterday they didn't know about this.

Posted on Wed Feb 27, 02:19 by lol
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this service only for ppl that have the alien card. you can surf internet even it is a 3G phone.

Posted on Mon Aug 25, 09:52 by marco, student, japan
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unlimtied mail is for softbank.softbank to softbank users only?