E mobile Japan
E Mobile is a telecommunications carrier in Japan who have been popular mainly due to the wireless network cards that they offer.
This is my new spanking D12HW USB data card which gives me wireless access speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. The red area on this map shows that pretty much all of Tokyo is covered and if you drag the map you can see which other areas of Japan have E Mobile access.
The SIM card has my details on it and when the USB is plugged into any laptop, an installer boots up automatically to install the drivers. From then on, each time you want to connect to the Internets, all you have to do is use the application thats provided.
I currently pay 6,700 yen per month to download as much as I want.
There is also a Mini SD Card slot in the data stick that takes up to 8GB.
They were running a promotion where folks who take out an E Mobile subscription (for two years) get the data stick for free and the Dell Mini 9 for 100 yen - 1 USD!
The Dell Mini 9 with OS X Leopard and the 7.2Mbps USB Data Card combination is a geeks dream machine!
Do you have high speed data card services in your neck of the woods too? I I heard there was some in the US from the My Dell Mini forums?
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Otaku-in-training
http://www.flickr.com/people/terrorhunt/
We only have Celcom Bluecube and P1 W1MAX it you want a better high speed wireless internet access in my country.
Otaku-in-training
http://www.flickr.com/people/terrorhunt/
Sorry, I meant 'if', not 'it'. ^^;
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
http://www.aprilius20.com
I heard that download speeds are good, but not so for uploads? That true?
Otaku-in-training
http://www.flickr.com/people/terrorhunt/
Not too sure about that. Gonna have too check on that.
Good thing about P1 is that it has better coverage.
Developer/Student
http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
If the upload speeds aren't good, I'm not as interested because my main use for this would be online gaming on the go.
Student Pilot
http://sanctuarystation.wordpress.com/
I am using Celcom's 3.6 Mbps package and the speed I am getting for dl is about 1500kbps and up is about 200-300kbps. And thats before I hit the cap. I mostly hit the cap in the first week itself and the speed reduces to about 30% >.< Never tried online gaming and I am using this in Langkawi. So I would say its pretty fast. Haven't tried it in my hometown yet though. >.<
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
http://www.aprilius20.com
Sounds like a gorgeous offer... I suppose they limit it to one per person?
Sigh. I'm still running on a pathetic 1Mbps line><;; Which reminds me, I used to think Mbps referred to megabytes... always wondered why my downloads were so slow despite that:p
Nekophilia
Same here ^^; Mega BITS. We were obviously cheated ^^;
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
another reason to love Japan^^
Otaku-in-training
http://www.flickr.com/people/terrorhunt/
Couldn't agree more. ^^
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/
Yup =D
三年せいとオタク
^^ Do we need any more reasons? :D
Self Employee NEET
http://www.nekoroid.com
I use my cellphone as modem (hooked up to my laptop).
Samsung SGH-Z560. This is the first HSDPA cellphone generation from Samsung.
Self Employee NEET
http://www.nekoroid.com
monthly fee are around 12 USD.
Self Employee NEET
http://www.nekoroid.com
forgot to add, unlimited connection. No time/bandwidth limit usage ^^
IT Developer
you got an unlimited wireless internet connection using HSDPA that cheap in indonesia?
can you tell me the operator name and the ISP's website URL please?
AFAIK, most indonesian isps are blood suckers, highly priced yet awful speed, maybe yours is one exception
No more NEET, enineering student now...g
http://saiseki.blogsome.com/
There's this plan in Singapore where you pay S$19? a month and you get this mouse sized modem which gives free wireless anywhere in Singapore. I tried it before with my friend's modem and it works very smoothly, played online games on it and theres no lag or disconnection!
http://www.stefkov.com/
We have something similar. Mobile network connections. Nearly all of the mobile companies are doing it now. Just stick a usb dongle with a sim card into the side of your pc and you have internet anywhere. Just like using your mobile phone/cellphone. That offer is so much better than ones we get here.
I really want to get one but I don't want a contract and I'd only be using it a few times when I'm not at my desktop pc.
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
i deleted the PnP drivers for modem devices when i was installing XPlite
NO INTERNET
i may as well re-install sometime
Mouse Whisperer
Yep here in Australia the service has been available for quite a while, with one company basically running a monopoly on the service they charge like a wounded bull. Just looking at the plans, they have up to 8Mbps speed, and charge $399 just for the usb donggle/modem before even signing up for a plan.
Student
nice sea coverage there....E mobile :P
aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
http://aki7.bottled-wish.info
being a cellular capital there all providers are offering the HSDPA. Though I only know two providers offering a similar service like danny's ^^;; and unfortunately, its not game-friendly nor does it cover the entire nation. Only the capital region D:
Though its very useful in school as I dont have to rely on working around proxy servers just to access YM (!!!) and torrents :P
http://www.marvinryan.com
unfortunately not even the hard line dsl in our region have that much speed. comparing Danny's e mobile service with our 2 leading wireless hsdpa providers is like comparing a Ferrari with a slug. ^^
insurance advisor
http://www.sportsshooter.com/sehsuan/
yeah, we have that in singapore. that modem you have, should be made by Huawei. i'm using a 2Mbps plan for about 1000 to 1100 yen per month, roughly converted for unlimited traffic.
6700 yen a month? that sounds REALLY expensive!
aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
http://aki7.bottled-wish.info
it seems they are quite popular for their products. Our local provider also use their products
and I'm guessing 6.7k yen is fair considering the dell included :P
Self employed
In Singapore, Starhub offers the same thing - USB stick that works the same way. If I remember correcetly it's something like 2,000 yen per month unlimited access anytime anywhere.
Student
http://www.lesterho.com
Wow.. It looks kinda cool for this E mobile. Might apply for it if I happen to move out from my current apartment.
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Another reason...for me to uproot and go...
Ordinary soul (student)
http://www.ekowc.net
yeah, I have one those too, a bit older model thou.
The device didn't cost me anything, but the subscription is one of those where you have to use it for two years.
I have 20 Euros per month for 1Mbps unlimited.
Maximum is 35 Eur/month for 5Mbps unlimited.
http://www.elisa.fi/kuuluvuus/ <-- red/orange area on this map shows the high speed area.
heh, I have a dell laptop too!
Sysadmin
http://coolandspicy.net
I wonder what are the real-world speeds for that device. I use my EVDO phone with bluetooth tethering for wireless access on the go. I don't usually get speeds faster than 1mbps though.
GIS Tech
http://hamstercorp.blogspot.com
We can get decent mobile internet through the various mobile phone companies, but in general it's not worth the cost unless you're some kind of power-business person that must have the internet at all times and is away from normal computer networks a lot.
大学生
I live in a pretty low tech area. It took almost 5 years for me to get cable internet and I am actually in town! That is an awesome offer I wish I could get a Dell Mini 9 for $1 I would put OS X on it too.
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
Ooo~ same like our DST Broadband but when it rains hard the internet (including wireless connections) had to wait nearly 30mins to recover the internet connection(well depends actually). ^^
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
yes we do have it over here in my neck of the woods. in fact i'm seriously thinking of subscribing to one. i have no internet access at work and it can get very boring! >.<
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
No internets at work?!
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
exactly! the internet is too addictive. the company i'm working at (i'm statioend off site) is afraid the staffs will spend too much time on the internet then on doing work so only big bosses and those with valid reason to use it has it.
that's also the inspiration for my april's fool joke. ('~')
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Unspeakable! What do you do that you don't have internet??
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
watch anime, read manga, prepare blog posts, think of things to do when i get back home. don't tell my boss ok? ('~')
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
I remember Dell Mini 9 have a built-in HSDPA modem, so the USB modem is not needed. Does Japan unit comes built-in with the HSDPA modem?
Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
http://argylebolivar.wordpress.com
OH SHI~~ 7.2MBps!?!?!? Thats fast 0_o
Something like studying
In Spain, we have it, BUT at around 40-60€ a month and limited to 1-5GB of transfer. And also in many places it works only at 128kbps. :(
The worst if than when you contract it you can't leave that company in 2years (even if the service fails one or two days each week)
Code Monkey
http://www.johnlawrence.net
Yep, I get 7.2Mbps mobile here in the UK from T-Mobile and I'm considering upgrading to VirginMedia's 50Mb fibre optic broadband at home! :D
2nd year Civil Engineering Student
http://soonkiong.blogspot.com
we have em, and they're all awful. inconsistent speeds, bad coverage and terribly low data cap.
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
Sure is great living in Ausfalia, where expensive internet prices, slow speeds and low cap are all mates.
Film Student
http://twitter.com/Zetsubou_Robert
I'm thinking of transfering to mobile internet when I start Uni, since I have a laptop, it would make studing on the go easier. As a downside though, I will continously have the internet as a distraction XD
Student
http://hongkim11.wordpress.com/
There's word that Apple's going to create a netbook or tablet that can run on 3G networks in America (and anywhere else they offer it that has a 3G infrastructure). There's also word that AT&T is gonna greatly subsidize them, making $99 with a two-year data plan contract which should be around $50 a month for unlimited (5GB gap most likely)
Kendo Kid / 大学生
http://makocat.deviantart.com
I used to have one for my old laptop but now I get interenet anywhere by connecting my phone to my comp. It's kinda slow but usefull. *please do not figma shop in rush hour traffic*
Student
the best we can get here is a stinking 1 megabits per second connection =( i heard wireless internet in singapore aint too bad too
http://yuuwaku.wordpress.com
that is an awesome offer!
even more awesome with the fact that pretty much all of Tokyo is covered
http://www.alternatesam.com
knowing the true cost price of the mini 9, as least in my region, I will reckon 30% of the total revenue the ISP gets is used to purchase the mini 9 of the end-users. If its bought in bulk, the percentage might shrink to around 17-20%
Voice/Network Engineer
http://www.evilnecko.com
I have almost the same thing over here in the US. In my case it is on an EVDO network through Sprint. Modem is nice its a Sprint Compass 597, has the mini sd slot and a gps but no sim so it cant be integrated into a laptop easily. Cant complain too much since its provided by my work :)
Network Technician
http://www.myyaruki.com
yeah pretty much most of the uk is covered.
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
majide! o.O? if i were living in Nipon then i would have defitnely got that deal!!! XD Thx for the link Danny i'm buying a dell mini and installing mac in it! ^-^ It'll be my first mac! ^0^
武器職人
Just 7.2Mbps? That's not amazingly fast, but I guess it's not bad for the price you pay and the areas that you can use it in. The lack of a download limit sounds pretty nice too.
Danny, does your optical fiber line at home have a download limit?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
The line at home is 100Mbps
武器職人
Oh, what I meant was, is there a monthly limit for how much you download?
Injured
Our home cable speed is still under 7.5mbps, manages 5.5mbps on a busy night. I do not like the wireless anything and till someone makes a real firewall that would actually block intruders and pokers into my signals I will never use one.
Photo caption 1st picture with Saber and Aoi-chan.
Aoi-chan "Just a minute Saber just a minute!! You are not going to plug me into that ever!"
IT Administrator
Seem very good! Pay 6700yen for a unlimited highspeed download!
I am paying similar amount for wire one....Orz
Part-Time Games Tester/University Student
Lol, why is she taking off her clothes? Yes, we do have them.
NEET
We have mobile internet access (3G) but it's far from fast.
In Sweden there is commercials telling you that the speed is up to 7.2Mbps but that's rather a lie. The actually speed is like 1-4Mbps depending on where in Sweden you use it.
a guy who cares (sort of...)
Yeah, we have it too like somebody said before in Poland all mobile providers (four in total) offer mobile internet with a USB modem looking just like yours Danny (probably Chinese Huawei model). My brother has got one from provider called "Play" and he pays equivalent of about 1500 yen monthly so its looking pretty cheap compared to 6700 yen. Downsides are obvious - limited transfer per month - 5 GB as far as I remember.
生徒 highschool student
http://otakuists.blogspot.com/
Currently don't have a wireless usb card, may get on in the future though.
Btw, that commercial is epic in every way. If only we had commercials like that back here in the states
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Great offer indeed. Wish we had something like that here.
Commercial need to be longer, so she can continue stripping.
Metrosexual Narcissist
http://www.michaelflux.com
"High speed data card internet access avail in your region?"
Well, that all depends on how you define "high speed".
If you can call the dial up speeds of the US carriers as "high speed" then yes.
College Freshmen
I can't believe I thought for even a second this was something about la donna e mobile and that there was was going to be a performance of Rigoletto in Japan or something.
I don't pay for wireless since my college has free wifi and internet is provided in the dorms.
Software Developer
http://www.otakutimes.com
The speed of mobile broadband is pretty good in the UK (7.2Mbit max I believe - does it go higher in Japan?), however the monthly data allowances are pathetic; the best you can expect is about 15GB, and any excess usage will be charged at something crazy like £10 per GB.
browsing the nets
http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/
max speed here for home users would be 2 megabits capped with 1-5gb data transfer per month depending on the plan, on any type of connection - adsl or evdo (installation costs a bomb but uncapped). Ther are 8 - 16 mb plans for business users but cost around usd 400 - 600 per month :S
There was talk of two private companies coming out with 16 mb and 100 mb plans but both of them capped at 150-200gb per month of data transfer. totally useless imo.
All companies here use optic fiber and only want to fleece the consumers as much as possible before bringing out new plans.
System Administrator
http://kokone.co.uk/
6700 Yen/month seems rather a lot. Here I have a data package that's £7.50/month (~1000 Yen/month), but it's not unlimited - after 5GB/month it starts behing metered at an absurd rate. Never come close yet, though! Speed is 7.2Mbps HSPDA in city centers, tailing off to 3Mbps in the suburbs and then 1Mbps (or no coverage at all!) in rural areas.
It always amazes me that data costs so much in Japan, I was just as cheap roaming on my home SIM than renting a local one for the data prices!
University Student
Those are quite normal in here. Got one but I don't use it, it came with the laptop. Got wireless at home and there are many free places around my city were I can find wireless for free.
SNSD Lover
http://realtaku.wordpress.com/
That Danny is full of win. The dell mini I mean. Though I guess the wireless network is a nice touch too. Is just so pristine and white. DELL WHAT HAVE YOU DONE.
Kanada is awful for internet...not even going to start...
Student
Its nice to have a usb that gives you internet where you go i might get one in the future ^^
Student
"Do you have high speed data card services in your neck of the woods too? "
We have similar devices here. And I can use my phone as a modem if I want to. But this is very far from my definition of fast connection...
Student of Computer Info. & Office Sys.
I'm actually not sure if we have high speed card access here or not...
Photography, Videography
Sprint has wimax where I live, it used to be relative cheap when it came out but the price is going up now that it merged with clearwire. It was a standard $30 for a month's worth of service now it says 30 bucks just the first 6 months, which indicates that it now requires a contract, before it was on a month to month basis. It also advertises a lower max speed of 4mbps.
Professional Panhandler
http://theinfernoproject.com
Yup, we got highspeed internet cards as well. I think they start from $50 Cdn per month, haven't really looked into it because there's really no need for me to use it at the moment.
Student
http://miri.textcube.com/
7.2Mbps for ~$67 USD... wowsers!
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
Both my parents have this for work, it's really neat. Anywhere there's a cell tower they can get high speed internet access.
Marketing Sales Promotions
http://lyfeprojekt.blogspot.com/
and becuz my macbookpro is dying..and i dont want to buy a new battery
this mini9 option is somethign to really consider
in my region the speed is not as fast as yours ??
Otaku Graphic Designer
http://neoprolacus.spaces.live.com
Mmm... Time to move up to P1 W1max... Hate the disconnections of the Shitmyx...
There's a PC Fair in my area this weekend... perhaps I shall have a look there...
College Student
Sounds great, but that's just Japan.
Moe Hunter
http://moehunter.wordpress.com/
Not that high speed. Have to pay an arm and a leg just for fairly decent, limited DL mobile internet connection over here. Don't think this sort of thing exists, even in London.
IT manager
The Dell Mini 9 can come with a GSM/GPRS device installed... or, if this high speed wireless provider's own protocol supporting device installed to the same WWAN slot complete with SIM card slot behind the battery. (If you have one of these now, you will notice that behind the battery, there is a slot where you can install a SIM card even if your system board doesn't have the WWAN slot present.) Failing such an option, I would be tempted to strip the USB device down, and install an internal USB hub so that there isn't an external USB device sticking out of the side waiting to be broken off accidentally. (see www.mydellmini.com for more details on how to do hacks like this and others such as installing Mac OS X)
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
http://koiaichaku.com/
Would love for something like that here in Canada...
Sadly our technology is are years behind Japan...
Why can't everyone have the same technology and all of us be happy...
Programmer
http://knime.wordpress.com
I heard people getting about 8 MBPS on 3G connections here in Brazil, but I never tested it, Just a slow 4 mbps, that worked fine for me.
Manufacturing
http://sotbest.blogspot.com/
I vote no.... although there are lots of this so call high speed provider in our country, but all of them cant even provide a smooth and stable connection.
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
I thought I saw a commercial for something like this here in Canada, but I don't remember if it's offered in my province or not. Anyone in BC can confirm that? I think it was Rogers internet or something. Could be Bell too.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
Probably Rogers. Much slower though.
Student/ Anime Club Leader at St. Joseph Secondary
http://haruhiist.blogspot.com/
High speed data card internet access is slowly growing in my region, although very expensive.
???Confused???
There's some here, but I don't usually take my laptop out so, I'm fine without it for now...
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
Oh darn, I wish I had known about this deal! I could have asked my waifu to get one. I'm a very sad geek right now. ^o^ Can't remember which service she is using right now, but I was very impressed with it.
No, no high speed wireless access here and probably not for a long time.
A Curiosity
7 mbps... that's faster than my ground connection... man so sad...
Student
Same, I only have 2mbps. :/
WebMonkey
http://rossbennetts.com/
Telstra in Australia has recently upgraded their wireless network to 21Mbps http://www.cnet.com.au/telstra-turbo-21-modem-339295007.htm
Designer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martoonz/sets/
?????
such combination it make me sick (puking)
The Dell Mini 9 with OS X Leopard
Motion Graphic
here in indonesia, it's really bad. they don't have enough coverage. the speed is supposed to up to 3,6Mbps, but in reality, we can't even connect into messenger. it's sad, really.. well.. the saying that " you get what you pay" is true here, because it's around US$20 per month.
Student
The problem with internet in Australia is download limits and internet is so expensive here it costs me 69.95 AUD for 40GB On-Peak and 110Gb Off-Peak download. On-Peak time is between 9am-3am and Off-Peak time is between 3am-9am and they purposely slow down speeds on our Off-Peak and make it faster on On-Peak so we can use it up quickly :(
Game Designer
http://www.myspace.com/moose_house
We have some company named clear in Oregon, but they just opened this year and are only in the biggest city, Portland.
University Student
http://izyclover.livejournal.com
internet in my country sucks!
and expensive I'd say
but as Terrorhunt said...yeah
if want want faster wireless connection will be P1 W1MAX or Celcom Bluecube...but celcom's really pricey...P1 doesn't cover alot of areas yet....
anime + games collector
with have stuff like virgin broadband and the like but they only go up to 6mb a sec for download speeds. thaat why a stick to a wired connection coz it's much faster.
Multimedia sales manager
http://digicraft.co.jp
Good netbook, but I prefer the kohjinsha sc3
cost same price if you use E-mobile but have more gadget like
- a one seg TV
- GPS
- very small (maybe too much)
- other stuff that almost net book have
- made in yokohama (good quality ;))
but 2 bad point
- cannot install linux, only on usb live
- video driver not optimized
student....
http://vagabound1010.blogspot.com/
here in singapore as long as you have a wifi port u can jus about get logged onto the wireless sg or in other words nation wide free wifi service or if one is not contented with the speeds provided one may wish to sign up for a free wireless broadband service with any of the internet companies and works pretty much lik danny's above
mouse clicker
how lucky tou.
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
getting more popularity in Indonesia, too bad the price is expensive.. 125 IDR (about 10.25 USD) for 256 kbps, the highest one is 3.6Mbps (don't ask the price please >_>). 7.2Mbps is still far far away.
http://at1987.com
I still use 128k EDGE GPRS when I connect the Internet with my cellphone but there're many WiFi hotspots around Bangkok that are 2 Mbps fast.