I have been in Japan for 5 years and somehow got away with not having a phone number for almost 3. I started going to concerts a lot and needed SMS verification to sign into apps and use my credit card, so I thought the easiest thing to do was to get a junk phone and insert a SIM with a Japanese phone number. I went to a Bic Camera and put a 1000yen junk smartphone on NTT OCN Mobile One plan. I use my American iPhone with my American number as my main phone and the junk Japanese phone just sits around until I need to turn it on to receive SMS or display a screen showing a concert ticket.
I was bad and put off paying a bill so now service is stopped, but I figure it was 800yen a month for basically no use, surely there is something cheaper out there. It’s time to change.
The thing is I am an absolute dummy when it comes to phone stuff. I have always been on my American family’s plan. It’s so embarrassing but I have such low understanding of it all.
Do you know of any plans that:
– can receive SMS
– can load a webpage (displays ticket)
– won’t change my phone number (I think maybe I could make a new account on the ticket apps and just transfer them but still not changing is preferable
– is under 800yen a month
I searched for past threads and saw mention of au povo 2.0, line mobile, HIS, etc. but I’m not confident in my ability to discern if they suit my situation. Maybe it’s not such a unique situation, I don’t know, but I think it is.
Alternatively I’ll just figure out how to get back on NTT after not paying that bill…lol.
I’d love to hear any recommendations. Thank you.
by Cheesenaanenjoyer