Recommendations for Japan eSIM? Sim? Please

pilgrim7 on 04/11/2024 - 23:17

Any recommendations for a Japan eSim or Sim please? Hoping to buy in Oz to be ready when we land in Japan. Or is there a better way?
Will need to buy 7. Thanks.

Travel Asia eSIM Japan

Comments

  • cashless on 04/11/2024 - 23:24

    How you gonna get 7 people in your hire car?
    If you’re all traveling together you can share data so might only need a couple of SIMs

    • pilgrim7 on 04/11/2024 - 23:57

      We'll need to separate and stay in contact as not everyone wants to do the same thing together everyday.

    • foxmulder on 05/11/2024 - 11:11

      Clown car :)

  • kashimashi on 04/11/2024 - 23:45
    +2

    I tried Saily - it was terrible, didn't get connectivity until two hours after I arrived. Then two days of extremely slow service. What's worse, they refused to provide any refund, but finally gave me some credit. Hopefully it'll work better in another country.

    I switched to Ubigi and that worked pretty well for me.

    • pilgrim7 on 04/11/2024 - 23:56

      Ahh thanks for that. Will avoid Saily.

      You bought Ubigi in Japan though? Will check out Ubigi and see if we can get it in AU before flying out.

  • CyberMurning on 05/11/2024 - 03:49
    +1

    Check klook, traveloka erc just search esim in this ozb top right corner.

  • pantsparty on 05/11/2024 - 05:58
    +3

    Ubigi eSIM has ways worked great for me. Use somebodies referral code on ozbargain for a discount.

    • bluedufflecoat on 05/11/2024 - 23:05

      Agree with this. Ubigi was both reliable and reasonably priced

  • Lord Fart Bucket on 05/11/2024 - 07:55
    +3

    TravelKon eSims work a treat for me.

    • jellykingdom on 05/11/2024 - 09:30
      +1

      Ditto. Piece of cake, and we're probably due for a discount sale sometime soon

    • 87percent on 05/11/2024 - 09:56
      +1

      Currently in Japan using one of their esims! Apart from their data speed can get a bit slow sometimes, no issues

  • kolorijo on 05/11/2024 - 08:02
    +2

    I can vouch for klook esim. Used them in Japan back in September and they worked instantly after I scan the QR code with my Android Phone. Bought another one last week for Indonesia and also worked straight after the scan.

  • DingoBilly on 05/11/2024 - 08:07
    +2

    I used TravelKon for my last 3 week trip and worked great. No drop-outs anywhere from Fukuoka to Kyoto to Kanazawa through to Tokyo. Always good speeds and decent price as well.

    I'd recommend eSim personally - less fiddly than the physical ones.

    • raisinberry777 on 05/11/2024 - 08:24
      +1

      Same experience for me with TravelKon - worked straight away from landing, really simple setup. Good speeds, plenty of 5G coverage.

    • battler on 05/11/2024 - 10:32
      +1

      +1 for TravelKon

    • Ongy528 on 05/11/2024 - 10:56
      +1

      +1 for travelkon as well, used them last time we went to Japan and it worked great. Esim was a lot easier than a wifi device which we used prior to that trip.

      • pilgrim7 on 05/11/2024 - 22:36

        Those who used Travelkon, did you just choose the Japan plan or a Asia plan.
        We are heading to Sth Korea from Japan. Should we get an Asian one or just Japan one, then a Sth Korean one. Only in Sth Korea 4nts before heading home.

        • Ongy528 on 05/11/2024 - 23:41
          +2

          I got the Asian Explorer as we were doing Japan and South Korea and didn't want to bother with multiple sims. I would recommend the Asian plan for the simplicity.

    • quasar12 on 06/11/2024 - 12:21

      +1 - always been great across 4 trips. Moreover, their support chat via Facebook is awesome and almost instantaneous.

      I had a problem in my latest when activating one of the eSims upon landing (user error) and they replied within minutes to solve it before I even left the plane!! It was 8am in Japan and the middle of the night in Melbourne/AU East!

  • Aussiebargainer on 05/11/2024 - 10:21
    +2

    Used Nomad in Japan many times without any issues. Often offer the cheapest esim plans and easy to activate on phone. Uses 5G network

  • theguyrules on 05/11/2024 - 11:05
    +2

    I've been three times, every time I got a pocket wifi from iVideo and the last time (January) I also got an esim from Airalo, it was quite affordable and very convenient. I think I topped up once or twice in the 5 weeks we were there.

    • pilgrim7 on 05/11/2024 - 22:34

      Thanks.

  • veridianfive on 05/11/2024 - 12:38
    +2

    Ubigi was good it used NTT. You ideally want NTT or SoftBank as thr carrier so check who the eSIM provider uses.

  • redfox1200 on 05/11/2024 - 16:35
    +1

    klook

  • lavishdawg on 05/11/2024 - 16:58
    +1

    I just got back from a Japan trip (~20 days) and used this sim with 30 days / 20GB validity for ~$30 AUD:

    https://www.klook.com/en-AU/activity/109393-japan-esim-high-…

    it was "Redtea mobile" when activated and was very good, 4G everywhere

    have also used NTT/Docomo before and it was great

    • pilgrim7 on 05/11/2024 - 21:34

      That's a pretty good price. We'd be happy with that each I reckon.

  • brad1-8tsi on 05/11/2024 - 20:59
    +1

    We did 3 weeks in Japan last month. I used Instabridge eSim on my Pixel 6a & my wife used Jetpack on her iPhone XL. We chose different brands for redundancy. Price for 10Gb was similar, around $23.

    Both installed faultlessly. She ran out of data on day 17; I still had 6Gb left.

    • pilgrim7 on 05/11/2024 - 21:35

      Good idea using different mobile carriers. We might try that.

  • pilgrim7 on 05/11/2024 - 21:39
    +1

    Thanks for all the Klook, Ubigi, Nomad and Travelkon recs. Travelkon seems pretty popular and reliable. Maybe a few of us can get that and others Ubigii, Nomad or Klook.

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