Mobile wifi

[Disney Dad 81]

Hi am looking at renting mobile wifi while in Japan can anyone recommend any providers that they have used while in Japan. I have been doing some research myself and have looked at GAC,Japan Wireless and Ecconect Japan. Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
Paul

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

I was in Tokyo last December and rented a mobile wifi from Sakura Mobile:

https://www.sakuramobile.jp/mobile-router/

It worked perfectly for browsing the web, using Google Maps, etc. I picked it up at Narita Airport on arrival (they can also deliver to your hotel) and returned it in a prepaid mailing envelope. I would highly recommend this company.

 

[Mousequake]

We used Rentafone:

http://www.rentafonejapan.com/?gclid=CK2B0qXQw8QCFRSEfgodgDsAcA

Exceptional customer service. I rented the Wimax hotspot because it was faster, but wasn't sure how the coverage would be at TDR. They weren't sure either, so they sent me both the Wimax and the slower 3G version that they *knew* would work at no extra charge.

 

[orion2185]

I was in Tokyo last December and rented a mobile wifi from Sakura Mobile:

https://www.sakuramobile.jp/mobile-router/

It worked perfectly for browsing the web, using Google Maps, etc. I picked it up at Narita Airport on arrival (they can also deliver to your hotel) and returned it in a prepaid mailing envelope. I would highly recommend this company.

with this service...can we bring our own iPhone (from Australia) and use the hotspot to access internet etc while at Tokyo Disney resorts & parks?

I know allot of trip reviews/travel sites recommended renting a pre paid mobile phone from Japan. But with emails and a business to stay up to date with...much prefer to have my own device as it's quicker and easier to check all that stuff while onthego

 

[Mousequake]

with this service...can we bring our own iPhone (from Australia) and use the hotspot to access internet etc while at Tokyo Disney resorts & parks?

I know allot of trip reviews/travel sites recommended renting a pre paid mobile phone from Japan. But with emails and a business to stay up to date with...much prefer to have my own device as it's quicker and easier to check all that stuff while onthego

Yes. That's exactly what I did with it. My wife and I still rented mobile phones to communicate with each other throughout the park if we went separate ways, but I use the hotspot with my iPhone to keep up with emails.

 

[Blairblair]

We've reserved a mifi from http://www.globaladvancedcomm.com after reading about them on the Disney Tourist Blog. Great customer service so far and I had the option of picking up at the airport or having it delivered to the front desk at our hotel.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

We've reserved a mifi from http://www.globaladvancedcomm.com after reading about them on the Disney Tourist Blog. Great customer service so far and I had the option of picking up at the airport or having it delivered to the front desk at our hotel.

We used this one. No regrets, would use them again.

 

[bc7ate9]

We just got home from 3 weeks in Japan and used Global Advanced the entire time. Our only issue with it was that sometimes it'd fall asleep and we'd have to restart it. Not a big deal at all, but it would've been nice if we'd been able to adjust that setting (we tried).

 

[Disney Dad 81]

Hi everyone
Thank u for all your replies I have decided to go with global advanced communications
for my trip in September can't wait.
Thanks
Paul

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

with this service...can we bring our own iPhone (from Australia) and use the hotspot to access internet etc while at Tokyo Disney resorts & parks?

I know allot of trip reviews/travel sites recommended renting a pre paid mobile phone from Japan. But with emails and a business to stay up to date with...much prefer to have my own device as it's quicker and easier to check all that stuff while onthego

Absolutely. It should work fine.

My husband and I travel internationally several times a year and I just ordered this:

http://shop.skyroam.com/?utm_source...il&utm_term=0_e3f549f381-18bf2333a9-268528645

I got 20% off for getting on their pre-order list. It costs $10 a day to use, but looks like it will be a lot easier than renting MiFi devices in different countries.