Originally Posted by
pWei
I believe many 3G WCDMA phones, especially these for non-AT&T frequencies, will work fine in Japan. That might be an option, and that would remain useful outside Japan. You'll have to find/swap sim cards though.
Thanks for the info. ANA does apparently still provide cell phone rental for free, but the question is the call charges.
http://www.telecomsquare.co.jp/ana_i.../en/price.html
How do these charges look?