Talk:Japan/@comment-219.78.184.62-20170221042515/@comment-24682153-20170221094906

Wifi router rental is always an option we show here for countries that can be hard to adapt (e.g. because of different frequency bands used). But your calculation only makes sense when you are going to use a lot of data. For smaller volumes or occasional usage it's very overpriced.

Many users will have WiFi in their hotel or B&B they can use for "free". So they might not need a lot of data. You've complained about misguiding advertisment of providers, but Wifi router rental companies are even worse.

And there is still the liabilty issue in their rental contracts. If you loose it or break it, you will pay for it. Very few include some insurance. I know of cases where renters were ripped off. The rental company claimed a damage and charged twice the value price of the device. There is hardly anything to do against this as you pre-authorize the deposit on your credit card.