- 13 Dec 2015
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I'll almost certainly need to spend 2.5 - 3 months in hospital soon (luckily nothing too serious, just seems hospital stays in Japan are insanely long compared to other countries).
For my job (and probably for my sanity) I'll need to work online on my Mac. The doctor and his nurse couldn't confirm if it's "allowed" or not, and the guy in Yamada Denki also mentioned it might not be allowed. Anyone have any experience of working online on a laptop in hospital here?
Also wondering which internet pocket WiFi option works best. Seems Winmax, Softbank, Docomo and Ymobile all require 2-year contracts and have hefty fees if you want to quit the contract early. Also Yamada Denki guy says might not work well if I'm on lower floors of hospital.
The best alternative I've found seems to be Yamada Denki Y.U mobile (ニュモバイル). I'd need to buy a mobile router for about ¥20,000 then buy a SIM to stick into it from Yamada Denki and subscribe monthly (about ¥1,000-5,000 per month depending on data usage). The advantage of this is that I only need to subscribe month by month and don't need to lock into long contract. Anyone used this system - how's the speed and reliability?
Simple tethering from my phone (with Bic SIM) never seems to work well.
Any other tips for long-term hospital stay? Heard it can be a stricter than other countries ...
Thanks ...
For my job (and probably for my sanity) I'll need to work online on my Mac. The doctor and his nurse couldn't confirm if it's "allowed" or not, and the guy in Yamada Denki also mentioned it might not be allowed. Anyone have any experience of working online on a laptop in hospital here?
Also wondering which internet pocket WiFi option works best. Seems Winmax, Softbank, Docomo and Ymobile all require 2-year contracts and have hefty fees if you want to quit the contract early. Also Yamada Denki guy says might not work well if I'm on lower floors of hospital.
The best alternative I've found seems to be Yamada Denki Y.U mobile (ニュモバイル). I'd need to buy a mobile router for about ¥20,000 then buy a SIM to stick into it from Yamada Denki and subscribe monthly (about ¥1,000-5,000 per month depending on data usage). The advantage of this is that I only need to subscribe month by month and don't need to lock into long contract. Anyone used this system - how's the speed and reliability?
Simple tethering from my phone (with Bic SIM) never seems to work well.
Any other tips for long-term hospital stay? Heard it can be a stricter than other countries ...
Thanks ...