iphone and wifi in japan?

[The1andOnlyTip]

I know that my iPhone cell phone service will not work in japan but I was thinking I could still use my phone for wifi and sending emails. Has anyone done this or is wifi a common thing in the big cities like Osaka Kyoto and tokyo?

 

[nice gaijin]

wifi is not as widespread as you would expect from a major metropolis, but it is getting better. Coffee shops are your best bet.

 

[ArmandV]

wifi is not as widespread as you would expect from a major metropolis, but it is getting better. Coffee shops are your best bet.

Hotels have it also, but you will have to pay a small fee.

I used a WiFi in Kumamoto. The inn I stayed at didn't have WiFi or Internet, but I got lucky and picked up a signal.

 

[Goldiegirl]

I took my iphone with me on my last visit and it didn't work for anything. I very well could have been doing something wrong....

 

[ET_Fukuoka]

Last year I was able to get a lot more wifi then usual, so i think the amount of open wifi is steadily increasing. Or just go near an Apple store.

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

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[chaptazzz]

I read the iPhone is going to be launched in Japan early next year; next month I think, so maybe you'll be able to get service then...

 

[tokapi]

double-posting ............

 

[tokapi]

iPhone will take off in Asia next year

 

[thanaads]

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