My new apartment doesn’t have internet (it’s a Taisho-era relic), so it’s on me to either a) tether to my global Fi phone or b) use some kind of no-installation internet. I gave the Docomo Home5G process a go based on a recommendation from this subreddit, because despite the 7man startup cost it looks pretty wonderful! But they don’t love that I have no Japanese cell phone, no Japanese bank account nor Japanese credit card, and only foreign drivers license / passport. Does anyone know of a similar option with less onerous requirements for foreign residents who aren’t getting all their documents/data ‘localized’? For a number of reasons, opening a Japanese bank account or a Japanese cell phone isn’t a workable/desirable option for me.
by Televangelis