Internet in Japan

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During travel in Japan I would like to have internet in my laptop and Ipad. What is not very expensive solution to do that? Is there any prepaid internet in Japan? I Think I will need 1GB

Which country are you coming from? Do you need a 3G connection or can it be tied to WLAN accesspoints? — uncovery, Mar 05 '13 at 11:51
See also: http://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/7276/internet-access-in-japan — lambshaanxy, Mar 06 '13 at 03:30

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '13 at 11:04

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If you would install a FON router at home, you have free access to FON spots in Japan. The coverage seems okay in some regions.

answered Mar 05 '13 at 11:04

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 05 '13 at 13:36

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There are several different companies in Japan that rent or sell pre-paid SIM cards and portable Wifi Routers:

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codinghands · Answer 3 · 2013-04-02T13:44:13.337

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Not 'prepaid' per se, but Starbucks in Japan now offers free Wi-fi and an English log-in page. I've found many of the FON hotspots to be inaccessible even though I have a FON router at home as many are sponsored by Softbank and hence need to be accessed through a Softbank 3G connection to add the appropriate profile / cookies.

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