hi,
i bought my au phone at sakuraya at shibuya without a gaijin tourokusho
nor japanese bank account. a visa card/account was enough (the bills get
billed there automatically). i might have
shown them a passport. dont remember.
however, im not sure this is normal practice as i tried earlier at an au
shop and they wouldnt give me a phone without a gaijin tourokusho. and
later when i went to an au shop with my phone to change my plan, they
wouldnt let me change my plan because i didnt have a gaijin tourokusho...
now, how stupid is that? i already had the phone, but i couldnt change my
plan!?
dunno about jphone's, but a friend of mine had au's prepaid and it seemed
pretty lame. especially that he could only send c-mails.
regards, tom
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, dc wrote:
>
> also, what is the current situation with getting a jpnz phone account? I
> know docomo are a total pita, but jphone/ez - just a credit card, or
> tourokusho also required?
>
> I assume the JPhone pre-pay phone is overpriced minutes, as prepay
> everywhere else is generally a ripoff and a lame device - or is japan
> different?
>
> pls cc the cc if you reply...
>
> /dc
Received on Mon Jun 2 08:31:12 2003