THere are a couple companies that do short term i-mode rentals. In the
magazines on the "Airport Limousine" bus back from Narita, there are a
couple of ads that usually run. Sorry but can't recall the company names...
FYI you don't need an alien reg card for J-Phone.
/dc
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// [mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net]On Behalf Of Curt Sampson
// Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 6:11 PM
// To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
// Cc: cabo@tzi.org; fasol@eurotechnology.com
// 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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