(keitai-l) Re: Short Term Phone Rentals in Japan

Carsten,

I'm not sure if the following company rent FOMA handsets, but you can also
give them a try.  Both companies target international customers.

BL Telecom Square.  BL stands for Barter Link Inc.
Calling from outside Japan:  +81-3-3239-2333.  Fax:  +81-3-3239-2444
Calling from inside Japan:  03-3239-2333. Fax:  03-3239-2444
URL http://www.telecomsquare.co.jp  E-mail:  info_at_telecomsquare.co.jp

They advertise that they deliver the phone to any location you desire:  home
/ office / airport

Sony Finance does not rent FOMA phones.

Sony Finance International, Inc.
Calling from outside Japan:  +81-3-3475-1707.  Fax:  +81-3-3475-2724
Calling from inside Japan:  03-3475-1707. Fax:  03-3475-2724
URL http://www.sonyfinance.co.jp

They advertise that they offer rentals at airports (Tokyo, Kansai, Nagoya &
Fukuoka) and hotels in major cities.

Good luck.

Ira
-----Original Message-----
From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
[mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net]On Behalf Of Andrea
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 8:59 PM
To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
Subject: (keitai-l) Re: Short Term Phone Rentals in Japan


Carsten,

There is a Japanese company called CyberAssociates renting out NTT
Docomo phones per week or per month, including FOMA.

URL:
http://mobile7.jp/

They rent the N2002 (i-motion), N2001 and P2101V (Videophone).

Weekly rental is up to 10,000 Yen for the P2101V and as low as 7,800 yen
for 503er i-mode phones.

Plus packet and voice fees.

We have used the rental services from CyberAssociates a couple of times
and always have been satisfied.

Hope this helps,
Andrea
--
Andrea Hoffmann -- EGIS Consulting Group Tokyo
E-Mail: info@egis.co.jp -- Ph: +81-3-3264-1060
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From: "Curt Sampson" <cjs@cynic.net>
To: <keitai-l@appelsiini.net>
Cc: <cabo@tzi.org>; <fasol@eurotechnology.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 11:11 AM
Subject: (keitai-l) Short Term Phone Rentals in Japan


>
> On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, Gerhard Fasol wrote:
>
> > "Dr. Carsten Bormann" wrote:
> >
> > > PS.: Where can I get FOMA phones and subscriptions for my
July/August Japan
> > > visit?
> >
> > This is question 1.19 in the imode-faq:
> > http://www.eurotechnology.com/imode/faq-gen.html
> >
> > You can get a FOMA phone + subscription at about 1 million stores
> > in Japan. As a foreigner you'll the Alian Registration Card.
>
> Unfortunately, the answer there is not very helpful, the answer
> being basically, "You can't."
>
> Alien registration cards are procured at your local ward office.
> But as far as I know, you can't get an alien registration card
> without a permanent address here and a non-tourst visa. Even with
> a tourist visa, your card is going to indicate that you can't stay
> for longer than three months, which may make Docomo somewhat
> reluctant to give you a contract.
>
> You'd think there would be someone in Japan who does short-term
> phone rentals, but I don't know who it is. Someone like Nooper Labs
> (oops, is this a plug? :-)) <http://www.nooper.com> might, for a
> fee, let you come in and use their phones.
>
> cjs
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