Originally Posted by
NickP 1K
For a longer stay I would rent the rentafone japan WiMax Mifi...seems cheaper for the extra days. Performance was good. Will use them for sure next time as well. There return drop envelope is a standard envelope which means I can just put it in any post box; some other services require a courier picked up envelope - not ideal if you want to return it the last possible moment (e.g. at the airport in a post office drop box)
I just rented the BIC Wimax for a week from
Rentaphone Japan as well. All-in-all, a good experience.
My first day, in the Tokyo Bay area, I had no signal. They told me it was a function of the technology in some places. However, in Kyoto and back in Tokyo at the Hyatt Regency in Roppongi Hills, it was lightening fast. Right up there with the fastest HSIA I've ever experienced.
At ~$100 for a week without a coinciding phone rental, it's not cheap, but it was well worth it for me. I will rent from them again next time I'm in Japan.