An official at the communications ministry which aims to step up the pressure for the country’s largest mobile-phone carriers to offer cheaper plans. (Bloomberg)
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Speed
They really need to lower prices.
Docomo offered me some free handsets since I've been a long time customer but it would've resulted in me having to pay 1,800 yen more each month for the plan.
I asked them for the same plan I currently have or something cheaper but they said that my reasonable and currently priced plan was scrapped two Octobers ago.
That's when I realized why they kept offering me new free or almost free handsets all the time -> it's to get me to ditch my current plan - scoundrels.
Utrack
Why not have subsidized cell phones for low income and welfare recipients... This way everybody wins..
sighclops
@Utrack
Because the way in which the Japanese telco industry is structured ensures consumers never win. It's amazing what they get away with...
SenseNotSoCommon
Much ado about nothing. Just as ripped off by a price-fixing cartel. Shame!
albaleo
Genuine question. Are there simple, pay-as-you-go plans in Japan at the moment?