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Hotspot Wi-Fi Japan: A Guide to Staying Online Anywhere
Is there a modern option for all tourists and long-stayers in Japan, allowing ppl to always stay connected? Using this advanced service by Mobal, everyone will get high data limits, connection of several user gadgets to one Wi-Fi point at the same time, and the advantages of coverage throughout Japan by all four major mobile and Internet providers: SoftBank, Rakuten, Mobal, KDDI, and NNT Docomo.
Introduction: Why A Reliable Wi-Fi in Japan Is A Necessity
Internet usage for travelers
Traveling around Japan without knowing the local hieroglyphic language, tourists, foreign workers, and students will constantly need to translate hieroglyphs into their own language. In Japan, it is very uncommon to translate public information into international languages, including English. This is very not tourist-friendly, but that’s just the reality in Japan. That’s why everything around will be in hieroglyphs: signs, names, information, alerts, menus, announcements… All of this will have to be translated via the Internet, to which a user has to be connected.
Challenges of roaming & data plans
Add to the aforementioned the regular data exchange one will have while traveling: photos, video calls, voice & video messages, document sharing, loading various websites… Using regular mobile networks, one can quickly deplete the available Internet traffic, which usually is just a few gigabytes. And connecting to roaming in another country is one of the worst financial decisions because every tourist—sooner or later—finds out that roaming is insanely expensive. So, what’s the smartest solution for traffic in Japan? Hotspot, of course!
What is a Japanese Hotspot?
Portable Wi-Fi explained
Imagine having wi-fi Internet around at all times. Not just at home, where there’s a router connected to the local internet provider. Not just in restaurants, cafes, and hotels, where connection is possible to their access points (by the way, those public connections not only fail to deliver high speeds, but often lead to user data being stolen!). So imagine having a source of fast, reliable, and always secure Internet right in one’s pocket. It’s a small physical box, about the size of a phone or a power bank. Take it & use it anywhere—even on top of a mountain, sending beautiful photos to friends from right there! The only requirement is mobile network coverage.
How they differ from SIM cards & eSIMs
While any SIM card is installed only in the phone itself and uses mobile data to provide Internet to just one device—the phone—a Wi-Fi hotspot allows:
- Connecting up to 10 devices to one point simultaneously
- Fast speed thanks to the automatic selection of providers available in the user’s area
- Huge data limits compared to mobile SIM cards (up to 300 gigabytes, which is 10 times more than even the most generous mobile Internet packages in Japan).
How to Rent One in Japan
Booking online vs. airport pickup
To start using hotspot Wi-Fi in Japan, a user has to order the device first. Basically, it will be a technological “window to the world” of Internet traffic. To save time, people can have it delivered to their address in their country, order it to the Mobal office in Japan to pick up upon arrival, or pick it up at the arrival airport at our office. Then a user just needs to activate it, and that’s it—so start using it right away.
Mobal options
Hotspot Wifi Japan lets everyone choose from several available options depending on one’s data consumption preferences. Popular packages today are 100, 200, and 300 gigabytes. But even if it’s fully used up, a guy won’t be left completely without Internet—the speed will simply drop to about 300 Kb/s. Within the data limit, the speed will be as high as possible.
Benefits of Using a Hotspot Wi-Fi in Japan
Multiple device connectivity
The convenience of reliable WiFi Japan lies in the fact that one device can comfortably be used by a group of travelers since it supports multiple simultaneous connections.
High-speed stable Internet for work & leisure
In addition, any compatible device can connect to the hotspot: laptop, tablet, phone, or smartwatch. In one’s hotel room or temporary residence, one can even connect stationary devices if technically supported: smart TV and other smart appliances (refrigerators and other household devices), desktop computers, and more.
The Internet speed of the Japan hotspot rental easily allows watching movies and listening to music online, transferring large photo and video files, documents, and loading heavy websites.
Keep in mind, however, that the speed is shared among all connected users.
Tips for Efficient Usage
Battery life management
To keep a portable WiFi Japan hotspot from running out of battery charge quickly during active use, always plug it into a power outlet during work. Remember that in Japan, the outlet configuration may differ from that in the user country. So, before coming here, make sure to buy an adapter.
Also, if a user plans to stay away from fixed outlets for a long time, they must make sure to have a power bank with enough capacity to keep their Mobal WiFi up and running. And don’t forget to charge those power banks before heading out!
Coverage in rural vs. urban areas
In Japan’s major cities (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Yokohama, Sapporo, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Kawasaki, and others), people will definitely have no issues with connection quality and Japan travel Internet speed. In rural areas, however, the connection is not always stable, so users may experience slow speeds or even problems connecting at all. While Japan offers high-tech living across almost all of its territory, coverage still isn’t perfect. And in areas with no residents at all, there may be no mobile towers.
Stay Connected Anywhere in Japan with Ease
Mobal offers an easy solution to stay connected with a Wi-Fi hotspot that everyone can carry with them. Cost-effective, with high speed, excellent data limits, and other advantages, including simple activation, the hotspot WiFi Japan will be a reliable assistant while traveling around Japan.