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Recently, friends in Ecuador told us that they pay $140 (about 14,000 yen) a month for a 1.5 Mb\/s Internet connection. This made us realize how cheap Internet access is in Japan. For example, one staff member pays 6,000 yen a month for a 160 Mb\/s cable connection! Stiff competition among Internet providers means they offer some great deals for new customers. For example, the leaflet below was in our mailbox this morning.<\/p>\n

$\"NTT$ <\/p>\n

This is from NTT, the main phone provider in Japan, advertising their \u30d5\u30ec\u30c3\u30c4\u5149 (\u201cFletz Hikari\u201d) fiber optic Internet service for just over 3000 yen a month. The leaflet also mentions that the following are free:
\u56de\u7dda\u5229\u7528\u6599\u307e\u308b\u307e\u308b\uff11\u304b\u6708\u5206 (\u201ckaisen riyouryou marumaru ikagetsubun\u201d, one month\u2019s line usage)
\u521d\u671f\u5de5\u4e8b\u8cbb (\u201cshoki koujihi\u201d, installation fee)
\u30d1\u30bd\u30b3\u30f3\u8a2d\u5b9a (\u201cpasokon settei\u201d, PC setup)<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not all! They\u2019ll also throw in either a free laptop, or 20,000 yen in gift certificates! Time for us to switch providers, perhaps\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

| Recently, friends in Ecuador told us that they pay $140 (about 14,000 yen) a month for a 1.5 Mb\/s Internet connection. This made us realize how cheap Internet access is in Japan. For example, one staff member pays 6,000 yen a month for a 160 Mb\/s cable connection! 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