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cheap sim in japan

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 1:29 am
by bryanc
hi,

can anyone advise what is the cheapest way to get a phone in japan for a month for people coming from uk?
presume getting a diff sim card?

thanks...

Re: cheap sim in japan

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:18 am
by mikele3
I am not sure which service works well in Japan, but, if the phone allows, I would search for an eSim instead of the physical thing ...

I have been using KeepGo when traveling to EU or the USA for a few years now.

Re: cheap sim in japan

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 10:56 am
by mighty58
I used Arialo when travelling recently, they are a global e-SIM provider, and I know they have a Japan service as well. I don't know if the rates are the cheapest per se, but they are quite reasonable.

Re: cheap sim in japan

Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:29 am
by bryanc
sorry if this is a stupid question-but if you use a different esim or sim card ,how does this effect your tel no ,line accts etc..can you still operate as normal?

Re: cheap sim in japan

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:29 am
by mikele3
if you have one of the latest iPhones (from 11 onward I think) you get a lot of flexibility (down to choosing which contact uses which line for either calls or msgs or both)
I bet some or many Androids do offer similar options.