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I'm planning to spend 3 weeks in Japan this coming fall. My phone is a bog standard US Verizon iPhone 5S (A1533) purchased via Apple Store. My anticipated needs are 1) maps, lots of maps (probably also translation at times) 2) some internet while at hotel (dunno yet if the hotel/s will have wifi), and 3) maybe a handful of phone calls in emergency / late-for-checkin situations. From Googling & skimming this thread, renting a wimax/emobile pocket wifi from e.g. http://en.wifi-rental-store.jp/ seems the most affordable (3 weeks + 3-5 GB for only ¥9450 / $80, or cheaper if I buy a month). I wonder how much of a pain they are to use periodically while out (battery life? USB-rechargable? etc). Having the same service/plan for roaming & in-room internet feels convenient too (vs cell data + hotel internet separately). It's unclear if my phone is/can be unlocked; even if so, the few SIM rentals I've looked at were about the same cost as a GB or so of Verizon's own roaming (~¥32550 -> ~$275). Ditto outright phone rentals (~$210). Main upside would be that these options come with more than 1 GB. Are there options I'm missing? How accurate does all that look? etc 
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Anaxite posted:a bunch of useful info Thank you, super appreciated! That largely jives with how I've been leaning (LTE pocket wifi + occasional hotel wifi), which is great to hear.
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Mar 1, 2015 18:37
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basch posted:Help! This place says they have a store in/near Akihabara: http://en.wifi-rental-store.jp/
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