Rental Pnone in Japan-Phone Models



There are other rental companies that have basic rental rates comparable to ours, but they are always more expensive factoring in all the costs.
We offer by far the cheapest calling charges and there are no hidden charges in our rates (even shipping is included in the rental charge).
Don't be fooled by "free" phones offered by some companies - there will be hidden costs and horrific call charges whacking up your bill.

How can we be the cheapest and yet maintain a high quality of service ?
Rentafone Japan was set up to help visitors out and not rip them off.... the high rates charged by other businesses are completely unjustified.

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Here is a comparison of call charges between us - Rentafone Japan - and other options.

We base these calculations on an average customer's usage - one hour of outgoing calls and one hour incoming , both within Japan and to / from the USA. In each case, using the lowest rates (for example in our case, using the discount prefix programed into our phones.) Conversion to / from US $ is easy as the Yen is about 100 to the $.

*** Rentafone Japan -us- Yen 4800
( much cheaper than the "competition", and better service too !)

 

Renting from other specialist Japan cell phone rental companies :

---Based in Japan---
G-Call Yen 7800
(On their website there are no contact details.... no way of contacting them with questions , and no FAQ !)
Go Mobile Yen 9825
(Free rental..... if you pay a "basic fee".... so it's not actually free !.... in fact the one-week rental "basic fee" plus shipping charge adds up to more than our one-week rental charge, which includes shipping. Final credit card billing can be up to 2 months after return ! )
Mobile Phone Japan (mobilephonejp) Yen 10,080
( Rent for 8 days and you are charged for 2 weeks ! If you run out of credit on their prepaid phones, they ask you to go out an buy a top-up card yourself.. not much good for a visitor on a tight schedule !... and if you don't use all the minutes in the phone you still have to pay for it)
PuPuRu Yen 10,080
( Same comments as for Mobile Phone Japan. In addition their website has rather dodgy English....)
Japan Handy Phone Yen 29,760
(To get phone number before arrival costs an extra Yen 2000 on top of rip-off rental and call charges !)

---Based in the USA---

My Japan Phone $96
( Run by a group of Chinese guys in the US. "Free" rental ? ... yes, but then they grossly overcharge you for shipping.! Not even in the small print is the "service charge" they add to your bill at the end. We have had numerous customers come to us after getting ripped off by them.)
JCR (Japan Cell Phone Rentals) $155.40
( You can't order or even ask questions if you use a free e-mail address (hotmail / yahoo / gmail etc) !)

 

Renting at the airport :

--- remember that we can also send to the airport for you to pick up there, although most people prefer to receive phones at their accommodation.These are the main other options for airport rental --
Telecom Square Yen 11,400
(If you want to know number more than 2 days in advance, you pay an extra Yen 315 per day !)
J-Mobiler Yen 11,670
( You must order at least 4 days in advance of arrival, which would cut out 30% of our customers !)
JAL ABC Yen 21,600
(You cannot e-mail them in advance to ask questions as there is no e-mail address on their website...)
Softbank Global Rental Yen 24,300
(Apart from a very high charge of Yen 300 per minute to the USA, you must book at least 2 days in advance )

Renting from a company in the US offering worldwide cell phone rental (delivery only in the USA) :

Mobal $166.80
( calls to countries other than Japan / US are a crazy $2.95 per min ! )
Global Cellular Rental $178.80
(no indication of what phones they offer !)
Planetfone $294
( pricey... and they have extremely high rental charges !)

 

Using your own phone / SIM in Japan (if it works...) :

---no rental charge , but call charges are horrific --
AT&TT (World Traveler) $405.60
T-Mobile/ Verizon/ Sprint $477.60


Renting from your hotel in Tokyo :

---a number of the big hotels offer rental phones... at a rip-off price. We e-mailed major hotels and were astounded by the prices (remember the rental charge is in addition... at up to Yen 5000 per day !) :
New Otani Yen 30,240
Conrad Yen 30,240
Park Hotel Yen 30,240
Prince Hotels Yen 31,500
Hilton Yen 36,000
Grand Hyatt Yen 37,800
Keio Plaza Yen 43,200


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