My issues are with the Saturdays. Zero availability in any cheap places, and the midrange ones are now downright highway robbery. I'm looking for 3*/4* hotels but living cheap is an option

It feels weird because I raised my rationing to about RM600 a night, can't find any decent* place to stay on Saturday but can afford the Ritz-Carlton Osaka on Sunday. (In the end I did just that for early check-in, and took a RM100 airbnb in Kyoto for Sat instead)

This post has been edited by X.E.D: Nov 25 2014, 09:08 AM

Wah... Sakura reserved seats so comfy compared to Hikari reserved seats. Didn't know there was a difference between non-green reserved seats on the 'kansen.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 25 2014, 07:29 PM

Kyoto - Anywhere near Kyoto Tower lol

hi

previously i saw someone posted pocket rental wifi in malaysia, can anyone share me the link?

i'm planning to get the Fuji Hakone bus but the route advertised is from Tokyo to Mt Fuji then to Gotemba and lastly to Hakone before return to Tokyo.

but i'm planning to visit the Hokone first then Gotemba and Mt Fuji. Is the pass still work the other way round?

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Thank you.

Just buy the sim card at bic camera. is just 4093 yen with tax[rm13X]. 2 GB quota with 3 months of activation LOL.

This post has been edited by FaTaLiTy.KiLLS: Nov 26 2014, 07:23 AM


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Exceed 300MBs within 3 days with any of those MVNO sims and prepare for slowdown to 300kbps (which for modern Android phones pretty much means WhatsApp and not much else) for 2-3 days after that. And yeah if it hasn't happened to you yet, good, but by right it will only be a matter of time.

Personally I recommend Global Advanced Comms (google). You'll need a CC for that and it's like RM180ish for 10 days, but it's well worth it if you *need* fast internet.

If you can keep usage under 100MB per day, you'll be fine with a data sim. But with the amount of background processes and Social Networking crap everybody has on their phones nowadays I doubt it. If you have many active groups WA by its own can eat 150MB per day like nothing.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 26 2014, 08:06 AM

Search for Wiyo Malaysia.

Some portable routers also have 300 mb policies. I change my Sim card every month[i am here for 2 months already]... Haven't face any problem you mention yet and is LTE... 2GB is enough for 10-14 days trip IMO. I don't know how you can use modern android phone can shoot until 300mb in 3 days. I use instagram, WA and map everyday and is around 60mb ish. Not to mention, portable wifi batteries sucks sometimes.[cause is been used by so many people, the batteries just become weak] It always dies on the inappropriate time like my friend.

*Cheapest option I found after studying here for 2 months.

This post has been edited by FaTaLiTy.KiLLS: Nov 26 2014, 11:31 PM

To be fair, it *is* a "fair use" policy. If they don't throttle you then better for you. I'm saying what I'm saying coz I have seen people hit the 300mb/3days cap and got their speed dropped down to 300kbps... while others even torrent and never hit their caps (somehow).

However, like you said, even MIFIs have "fair use" caps, but GAC (at least) caps up after 10GBs of continuous use per month - and the slightly slower HSPA/3.5G only option has no caps at all.

That point about MIFI batteries being shiat is an acceptable point as well, though my own MIFI has been averaging 10 hours per day for the past few days, which is good enough. But others might not be as lucky (and the HSPA unlimited cap one comes with shiat battery life of less than 4 hours right out of the box).

But yeah, WA + Telegram with groups that seem to just wanna flood your inboxes + FB and a full RSS aggregator pulling in data twice a day = 100MB per day easy. Plus those are *work* groups so you can't actually get yourself out.

So it actually depends on how much data you need. Like you said, 2 Jibbies for 10 days is okay for most people anyway. And really, you can always get the SIMs first (they're cheap) and switch to MIFI later if they aren't good enough.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Nov 27 2014, 04:03 AM

http://www.japantoday.com/smartphone/view/...ing-in-december

2020 still long way to go. When that time comes. it might another story.

I'm planning to go Minakami to bungee jump and do some paragliding (flying in a parachute) in another year or two. Currently doing some research and so far websites of hotels I've found are either all in Japanese or seems to have error booking. Do let me know if you know any cheap place to stay or nice places to visit there. Arrive at Haneda airport and planning to take the shinkansen from Tokyo there.

Anyone been to this fox village before?

http://kanto-kitsune.com/2014/04/02/foxy-f...itsune-village/

Kyushu Aso Volcano Mountain erruption

ALot of Flight to Fukuoka been delay and cancel.

I know this place. but my life companion scare. So End up didn't go.
Rabbit at Okunoshima can be accept by most woman. But this village was fox. so....haiz......

But the foxes looks cute thou....haha!

Is it far from Tokyo ah?

Miyagi ....Biggest city was Sendai.
3 Hour From Tokyo taking fastest "Hayabusa" to Sendai Station.
Then
From Sendai Station then take local train JR Tohoku Main Line to Shiroishi station. 50Km away from Sendai City. 1 Hour Journey by Local Train


Kick ass part is here.
From Shiroishi Station to Kitsune Village only by Taxi. 30 Minute journey. 3500 - 4000 Yen !!! Per way!!

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Nov 28 2014, 11:13 AM