Boingo WiFi in Japan
Jan 12, 2014, 3:42 am
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Boingo WiFi in Japan
I have subscribed to Boingo and have found it very handy here in Japan.
It has contract with
*NTT docomo
Wi2, a subsidiary of *au, KDDI
Mobilepoint operated by *Softbank
* These three are Japanes big 3 mobile operators. So, in almost any place where public wifi is available, you can connect to the internet with your Boingo ID or apps.
The easiest way to find Boingo hotspots is probably to look for McDonalds. 99% of them have Mobilepoint signals, so you can use Boingo.
It has contract with
*NTT docomo
Wi2, a subsidiary of *au, KDDI
Mobilepoint operated by *Softbank
* These three are Japanes big 3 mobile operators. So, in almost any place where public wifi is available, you can connect to the internet with your Boingo ID or apps.
The easiest way to find Boingo hotspots is probably to look for McDonalds. 99% of them have Mobilepoint signals, so you can use Boingo.
Last edited by O Sora; Jan 12, 2014 at 6:19 am
Mar 20, 2014, 7:00 am
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Since virtually all hotels in Japan have complimentary (though mostly cabled) internet connections, finding WiFI is usually not so important for me. Starbucks however has free, and quite fast, WiFi.
Mar 21, 2014, 4:15 am
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Wirelessly posted (iPhone5: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.1.1; SC-02E Build/JRO03C) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/33.0.1750.166 Mobile Safari/537.36)
Boingo apps help solve WEP key problem. They automatically configure the keys.(at least on Android, with which I have just confirmed) Also,logging on is one tap away.
Originally Posted by abraxis
Don't forget that some of these networks are WEP protected. You need to get the code first to get on the network then you log in.
May 31, 2014, 6:50 am
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Wirelessly posted (iPhone5: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 4.1.1; SC-02E Build/JRO03C) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/33.0.1750.166 Mobile Safari/537.36)
Boingo apps help solve WEP key problem. They automatically configure the keys.(at least on Android, with which I have just confirmed) Also,logging on is one tap away.
Boingo apps help solve WEP key problem. They automatically configure the keys.(at least on Android, with which I have just confirmed) Also,logging on is one tap away.
May 31, 2014, 9:02 pm
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Jun 7, 2014, 2:29 am
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Jun 17, 2014, 9:31 am
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Jan 17, 2015, 5:17 pm
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Jan 17, 2015, 5:22 pm
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Im an AMEX PLAT and have BOINGO.. Was in Japan recently and had issues using my ipad, is this a known issue or just me? Hard to connect to BOINGO unless you have a WiFi Connection already established? It defeats the purpose for me.. And your experience?
Jan 17, 2015, 11:51 pm
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I noticed on the iPhone app that if you open help, it lists the web keys needed for the various service providers. Did you try entering the key when connecting?
Jan 19, 2015, 3:17 am
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I checked the list of the wep keys and I found it old. Boingo lists Livedoor wireless there, but it stopped operation three or four years ago.