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Re:Why Japan has so many ‘never travelers’ by bombcar on Friday August 18, 2023 @08:12AM (#37174579)
Exactly. You have to be pretty technologically inclined and have done extensive research to determine how to get a data sim in a foreign country, and not get screwed by roaming costs.

Even I, an HN tech god, rely on McDonald’s Wi-Fi and the Here app, even when I do have data enabled, as it’s often painfully slow.

Re:Why Japan has so many ‘never travelers’ by thfuran on Friday August 18, 2023 @04:53PM (#37181956)
Can't you mostly just pick them up at the airport when you arrive? That may not be the absolute cheapest option, but SIMs are not usually hard to find.