[sumo] Re: [non-sumo] cell phone rental in Japan

[Leonishiki]

I sent my message privately to Dan, but I have thought that maybe some other
people could be interested in this, so this is the website where I rented my
cell phone when I was in Japan:
http://www.rental-mobile.com/en/domestic/index.html

Un saludo

Eduardo de Paz
León - España


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danji" <yotsu63 at gmail.com>
To: <sumo at webtrek.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 1:09 AM
Subject: [sumo] Re: [non-sumo] cell phone rental in Japan


> A hearty thanks to all of you that responded to my query about renting a
> cell phone in Japan. I did some research on my own before posting, and
found
> Rannohana's Rentafone Japan and the airport rental option mentioned by
> Leonishiki to be the leading contenders. I'm having a hard time deciding
> between the two.
>
> FYI, the best deal I found was from a company called G-Call, but upon
> reading the fine print I found that they want your passport info as well
as
> the standard agreement to bill your credit card for the cost of the phone
if
> you lose or destroy it. No thanks!
>
> Cheers, Dan (aka Danjinoumi)
>
> On 2/8/07, Danji <yotsu63 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Howdy Sumoans,
> >
> > Sorry for this non-sumo-related post during the lull between honbasho,
but
> > I would like to rent a cell phone for my one-week stay in Japan next
month
> > and I'm wondering if any of the list members out there have any
> > recommendations. I have only lived in Japan as a resident and have never
had
> > to rent a phone, so this is new territory for me. I remember Rannohana
> > telling us about his rented cell phone over chanko in Osaka a couple of
> > years back, but I forget the company. Anybody have any suggestions?
> >
> > And yes, my visit just happens to coincide with the Haru Basho. It would
> > be cool to hook up with any other ML members who might also be
attending,
> > but I'll save that for a separate post.
> >
> > Many thanks in advance!
> >
> > Dan (Danjinoumi in a past life)
> >
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