Talk:Japan/@comment-72.143.226.15-20141121080910

Hello-

as a frequent visitor to Japan over the last 10 years I can pretty much sum up the situation thus:

domestic prepaid services? forget it. Overpriced, throttled and crippled.

Rental services? Overpriced but reliable and usually unlimited. I have used JCR frequently for business and have also tried Sakura successfully.

FYI- some Asian regional operators do offer prepaid SIMs that can roam in Japan for roughly the same cost as the rental of a domestic Japanese SIM..

Softbank DOES support some international GSM bands nowadays but be sure your phone supports 2100mhz WCDMA for reliable coverage.