Looking for Pocket WiFi Rental in Japan? | wifi rental japan

The biggest holiday in a year, New Year’s holiday is coming soon. I guess this is one of the longest vacations we can have in a year. During this golden holiday, many people plan to travel abroad and make memorable moments with their friends or family members. Of course some people travel alone for achieving their own purposes. Some may want to find what life is while others want to internally grow up by traveling solo.

Japan is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. Every year millions of people visit Japan to experience their foods, cultures, and lifestyles. This amazing country satisfies tourists with both modern and traditional aspects. Even if you are traveling to Tokyo only, which is a capital city of Japan, you will be able to enjoy traditional shrines and temples as well as skyscrapers and museums. Read More

NOTICE! NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY

[Regarding New Year’s Holiday]

wifi-rental-japan will not open from December 31st, 2018 to January 3rd, 2019.

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1. Orders (Pick-up on Dec 31st~Jan 6th)

Orders placed by 5:00 p.m. on December 30th(Japan Time) will be shipped on time. However, orders should be made before 5:00 p.m. on December 29th if you wish to pick up on December 31st.

Please contact us first if you wish to know when is the earliest delivery date.

2. Inquiries

English/Korean inquiries made after Dec 29th will be replied from Jan 4th in order. However, you still can place an order during holidays through internet. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 1 Sapporo : Shopping Malls | wifi rental japan

A paradise for people who love winter sports! Sapporo, which was also a city for Olympics once, is a capital of Hokkaido and one of Japan’s major cities. This amazing city is famous for winter sports, snow festival, (extremely a lot of) snow, crabs, seafood, ramen, and beer. Everything related to snow and winter is famous here and every year millions of people visit Sapporo to enjoy winter sports and snow festival.

Here is also a great place for having a shop. There are a lot of products and souvenirs you can enjoy here in Sapporo, a heaven for dairy products and its related desserts. You will definitely fall in love with this beautiful and calm city once you visit here, though the weather is freezing cold in the winter and you may not be able to go back home due to bad weather condition. Read More

The Secrets About Unlimited Pocket WiFi | wifi rental japan

Basically you can use unlimited 4G data with advance mode of 305ZT and high speed mode of W05. However, unlimited settings may not allow you to stay connected if you are using it in places like subway and basement. In addition to this, if your room is surrounded by walls, there is a possibility that radio wave from outside cannot be received well. In this case, you can relocate pocket WiFi to the place like near window. However, it still may not work depend on your surrounding environment.

There is a solution for this. Unfortunately, this solution will not lead you to use unlimited data; however, you can still stay connected under difficult environment. This applies to almost all pocket WiFi in Japan. When a WiFi rental company in Japan says you can use unlimited data, it means you can use unlimited 4G data, not 4G LTE. Some places will say you can use unlimited 4G LTE. In this case, the usage of 4G LTE is limited to 1-3 Gigabytes per day and speed limit will be applied after using all of these. Read More

How Many Mbps is Good? | wifi rental japan

Many people who are not really interested in computer and network will not know much about terms used for WiFi such as Mbps and Kbps. A lot of pocket WiFi rental companies advertise their products with its speed. However, not many places explain to what extent you can use internet connection with certain amount of Mbps. So, how many Mbps do you need to use internet without having lags? Is it really enough to enjoy everything including watching Youtube videos and play mobile games? In this article, we will look for how many Mbps you need for enjoying WiFi without troubles. Read More

*Coming Soon!* Introducing New Pocket WiFi Model | wifi rental japan

Currently wifi rental japan offers only one option to our customers, which is Y!mobile 305ZT. Y!mobile 305ZT is popular in Japan for its stable connection, high speed, and reasonable price. The speed of WiFi reaches 187.5 Mbps for download, which is very enough for using your devices without having lags, and it only costs JPY 600 per day including tax. You will easily find wifi rental japan provides the best price when searching for other pocket WiFi rental companies in Japan.

However, there have been regular requests from customers about increasing the number of models that customers can decide upon their preference. wifi rental japan had gone through hard time to choose which model to introduce, since it must have different features than original one in terms of its speed and coverage area, and finally decided which one to add. Read More

Staying in Japan for a Long Term? | wifi rental japan

Many people come to Japan just for a short visit. In this case, I highly recommend renting a pocket WiFi since rental fee is not very expensive and you can use unlimited data. I believe it’s more useful than buying SIM card because (1) you must have unlocked phone to use SIM card, (2) it’s usually expensive, and (3) the usage of data is limited.

However, some of you are planning to stay in Japan for a few months. You may be traveling all around Japan for a long time, studying as student, or working for a long term. Having phone number is really important in Japan; however, it is difficult to have phone number at the same time. It has become quite easier but few years ago there was an ironic situation for foreign residents when making phone number. Phone number was needed to open Japanese bank account. Japanese bank account was needed to make a phone number. It was like an assignment which would never finish. Nowadays it became much easier since you can easily make your phone number with credit card. Read More

Is It Really Unlimited? True or False | wifi rental japan

A lot of portable wifi router companies advertise that you can enjoy unlimited data during your stay in Japan. wifi-rental-japan also introduces to customers that you can use unlimited data with our wifi router. However, there is a rule of using unlimited data and same thing applies to most of the wifi routers in Japan.

CHECK AREA MAP

wifi-rental-japan provides Y mobile 305ZT to our customers. Although this router is popular in Japan and many wifi rental stores handle it, it is impossible to cover every single area in Japan. For instance, if you hike up mountain and try to connect to the internet with wifi router, it will not work at all. In similar cases, it will not work as well if you are traveling countryside of Japan. Please refer to the following map. Read More

UNLIMITED 4G DATA JPY600 PER DAY! | wifi rental japan

Advantages of Using Wifi Rental Japan

(1) You can connect maximum 14 devices to one wifi router.

If your device has wifi function, you can easily use it. Smartphones, laptops, ipads… whatever you have! If you are not traveling alone, you can share one device with your families or friends. However, connecting up to 4~5 devices is recommended to guarantee high-speed internet connection.

(2) It is easy to set up.

You don’t have to register website or go through complicated setting procedures if you choose to use wifi rental japan. You will get a router at airport you have selected, then all you have to do is just turning on the device, check network name and password, and connect to your own device. We will send an English version of manual with picture to you. Read More