Internet Access

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There are a few internet service provider (ISP) options available to you.

Yahoo BB

Yahoo BB is the most widespread ISP and there's a very useful service called BBApply which helps English-speakers (and JETs in particular) get signed up with the service. It is especially useful for people from the US as calling the US from a house/apartment with YahooBB only about ¥2.5 per minute.

Pros Cons
  • Cheap landline
  • Good international rates
  • Easy to turn into a network or use with wireless
  • Dodgy English service
  • May have to deal wth NTT
  • Not available in all areas

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Local cable company

List of regional providers

Pros Cons
  • Flexble bandwidth pricing plans
  • Available wherever there is cable TV
  • Don't need a landline.
  • Dodgy English service
  • May be hard to get setup

ISDN/ADSL

NTT Flets
OCN

Pros Cons
  • Great if you already have a landline
  • Not available in all areas
  • Need a landline

Fiber Optics

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Wireless service

Willcom

Pros Cons
  • Service wherever there is a phone signal
  • Great for laptops
  • Slow
  • Expensive

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