Mobile Internet access in Japan

[Escapegoat]

Anyone been to Japan recently and used one of these wifi widgets? Stuff like this:

http://japanwifibuddy.com/

Any advice?

[Escapegoat]

I'm also with Vodafone, but do not have huge amounts of data with my plan, so £6 per day for my next trip (30 days) would work out way too spendy.

So I'm looking at the pocket wifi thingies - https://tokyocheapo.com/business/internet/rent-wif... - approx £3 per day.

[Escapegoat]

HotJambalaya said:

Pick up a sim at the airport when you land after baggage reclaim.

I got one 7 days unlimited data (called Unari kun sim) which was great. Cant remember the price but they had several to choose from and it worked perfectly

Will do. This time I've got 3 hours at Narita waiting for a connection, so time to scope out the options. The pocket wifi thing is attractive because it means the OH's Mac and my iPad can use the connection.

Maybe the SIM can be used with the mobile as an access point?