Internet Access

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