How does the iPhone 4 plan work in Japan?
Can someone please explain to me how the iPhone 4 plan works in Japan? I was looking at the Japanese version of Softbank's page, but found it confusing... so I took a look at the English version and was equally confused. There are a couple different plans, but it seems like there's a monthly discount for some reason for each one. Why is there a discount exactly? It seems like Softbank is kind of operating in a roundabout way...
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I have an iPhone 4 with Softbank. Their basic plan is called the "White Plan" which includes free texting, free 3G/wifi/internet and discounted rates for calling other Softbank users (including free daytime calls to other Softbank numbers!). What they do is they "sell" you the phone (for like $400 or something like that) and they break down its cost over a 2yr contract, by the end of which you keep the phone. They charge you a fee for the White Plan + some other VERY small data fee and then they give you a monthly discount for the fee of the White Plan. So all you're paying is a monthly cut of your iPhone cost (1/24th of the total [24months in 2yrs]) and the very small data fee. I pay about 5,700Â¥ a month (roughly $57) + calls, for my iPhone with the White Plan. In theory if you never make a single call you can pay 5,700Â¥ a month and nothing more. THE CATCH: The only thing that really changes from the american plans is the fee per minutes. Japan charges you by the 30 seconds instead of by the minute. Their minutes are VERY expensive so people in Japan usually don't talk on their phones too much, thats why you see everyone texting all the time! If you want to talk more they offer better calling rates under their Double White plan which is similar but a little more expensive They have shops with english speakers in Tokyo. Get your alien registration card ready beforehand. Let me know if you have any further questions!
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Yes but befoe you go over there you have to go to a local Atnt store and get your phone unlocked.. its going to allow you to use your phone in Japan.. it costs money though:/
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
how would my cell phone work in japan
how would my cell phone work in japan?
i'm going to japan next year. i want to take my cell phone with me and be able to txt or call my friends from there. so how do i program my phone to do that in japan? and is it possible to get a more advanced phone in japan and bring it back to the usa to get it to work there. i know thats illegal but what-ever. i wanna know.
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It's not illegal, but it won't work. Japan uses CDMA technology while the US uses GSM technology. So you can't "program your phone to work there. You could use your phone if it has international roaming, but it will be very expensive. The Japanese phones are quite awesome. I have one just for visiting Japan.
i'm going to japan next year. i want to take my cell phone with me and be able to txt or call my friends from there. so how do i program my phone to do that in japan? and is it possible to get a more advanced phone in japan and bring it back to the usa to get it to work there. i know thats illegal but what-ever. i wanna know.
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It's not illegal, but it won't work. Japan uses CDMA technology while the US uses GSM technology. So you can't "program your phone to work there. You could use your phone if it has international roaming, but it will be very expensive. The Japanese phones are quite awesome. I have one just for visiting Japan.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
How can I live and work in Japan
How can I live and work in Japan?
Hi. I recently came back from a 2 week homestay programme in Kyoto and I really miss Japan. I really want to go back. I'm still kind of young so I know I won't really go back there for a couple of years. Any ideas?
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You usually need working or student visa to live in Japan. For working visa, you have to get a job offer from a Japanese company. But you can't look for a job in Japan without a visa. So you need it before you enter Japan. For student visa, you have to be admitted to a Japanese college. You need to pay tuition and living cost for 4 years. It could be about $80,000.
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To work and live in Japan it is best to know proper Japanese. I have been some like 2 years all together in Japan and it was always hard for me, cause I don't read kanji. In some countries (germany) it is possible to get a "working and holiday" visa. you can get that only once in your life, and until you turn 27 oder 28, I don't remember. It is valid for one year.
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I would recommend coming to Japan either to study for a year, or going to a Language school for a year or two after graduating from college and teach English only part time at first. Any decent language school will give you lots of organized, fun Japanese experiences like going to hot springs or Kyoto and you will learn the basics of doing business--how to write a rirekisho (resume) and speak keigo, which are skills many foreigners from the west lack, let alone the language itself. I worked full-time for a McEnglish school when I was 22 and spent a year in the bottom of a bottle, chasing skirts and being an ass, like all the other guys there. I regret wasting a year and wish I had gone to a language school instead (I learned no Japanese that year either)-- Whatever you do, don't stay in a clique of foreign people and eat at McDonalds every day...You'd be suprised how many young people end up doing that.
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I know exactly how you feel. Everything about you is itching to get back as fast as possible. Sometimes even sacrificing future opportunities to do so. I've been there more than once. First thing to do is calm down and find a way to surround yourself with enough j-stuff to keep that monkey off your back but still stay motivated. To live here long term you're gonna need a BA in something. Doesn't matter what cause it's just a way to show perspective employers that you can stick with something for the long term. As this question comes up here so much you might have more than a little competition doing a year abroad but it is very possible. If you really want to stay here long term you have two major choices: pop over and work at an English school while bulking up your social network and then make your break when you get a chance, or Stay in the states and find a job that could potentially position you in japan later. This option, while a bit crap in the short term, is the best way to stay here long term and have a more comfortable lifestyle. Which would you rather be:? The borderline broke English teacher who got here fast but lives miles from anywhere ans is pounding konbini bought beers before entering the club cause he's short on green. Or the guy whose company provided him with an apartment deep in the thick of town and an expense account to boot. I know that the seduction of getting ones butt back over here is a major pull, but once here the chances for advancement aren't super great unless you really bust your hump.
Hi. I recently came back from a 2 week homestay programme in Kyoto and I really miss Japan. I really want to go back. I'm still kind of young so I know I won't really go back there for a couple of years. Any ideas?
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You usually need working or student visa to live in Japan. For working visa, you have to get a job offer from a Japanese company. But you can't look for a job in Japan without a visa. So you need it before you enter Japan. For student visa, you have to be admitted to a Japanese college. You need to pay tuition and living cost for 4 years. It could be about $80,000.
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To work and live in Japan it is best to know proper Japanese. I have been some like 2 years all together in Japan and it was always hard for me, cause I don't read kanji. In some countries (germany) it is possible to get a "working and holiday" visa. you can get that only once in your life, and until you turn 27 oder 28, I don't remember. It is valid for one year.
3 :
I would recommend coming to Japan either to study for a year, or going to a Language school for a year or two after graduating from college and teach English only part time at first. Any decent language school will give you lots of organized, fun Japanese experiences like going to hot springs or Kyoto and you will learn the basics of doing business--how to write a rirekisho (resume) and speak keigo, which are skills many foreigners from the west lack, let alone the language itself. I worked full-time for a McEnglish school when I was 22 and spent a year in the bottom of a bottle, chasing skirts and being an ass, like all the other guys there. I regret wasting a year and wish I had gone to a language school instead (I learned no Japanese that year either)-- Whatever you do, don't stay in a clique of foreign people and eat at McDonalds every day...You'd be suprised how many young people end up doing that.
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I know exactly how you feel. Everything about you is itching to get back as fast as possible. Sometimes even sacrificing future opportunities to do so. I've been there more than once. First thing to do is calm down and find a way to surround yourself with enough j-stuff to keep that monkey off your back but still stay motivated. To live here long term you're gonna need a BA in something. Doesn't matter what cause it's just a way to show perspective employers that you can stick with something for the long term. As this question comes up here so much you might have more than a little competition doing a year abroad but it is very possible. If you really want to stay here long term you have two major choices: pop over and work at an English school while bulking up your social network and then make your break when you get a chance, or Stay in the states and find a job that could potentially position you in japan later. This option, while a bit crap in the short term, is the best way to stay here long term and have a more comfortable lifestyle. Which would you rather be:? The borderline broke English teacher who got here fast but lives miles from anywhere ans is pounding konbini bought beers before entering the club cause he's short on green. Or the guy whose company provided him with an apartment deep in the thick of town and an expense account to boot. I know that the seduction of getting ones butt back over here is a major pull, but once here the chances for advancement aren't super great unless you really bust your hump.
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