cheapest phone for a student?

[百獣の王]

I know that AU offers a student discount, but I have also heard that softbank is very cheap without a student discount? I don't make a lot of calls, but I do use email a lot.

Which one is cheaper in the end? Do they get comparable signals?

[Marius_JP]

Hi there.

Softbank also offers the student discount.
Although they do seem to have a slightly weaker signal then au.

On the other hand, apart from mail, you can sms with Softie. Not sure if au does that. They couldn't during the years I used them.

So which one is cheaper in the end?
Both providers offers phones for 0 yen when you sign on. So go check out the handsets available and take it from there. My monthly bills have been pretty much identical after my switch, so which provider you choose (between those two) doesn't really matter. If you ask me.

A suggestion if most of what you do is mail:
1. go for the economy plan,
2. have it chopped off in half with student discount,
3. max out the packet-plan so that you can mail for almost no charge.

[百獣の王]

Thank you for the advice!

When I had AU about a year ago, there was "cmail" in addition to "email." Is this what you meant by "sms?" I'm not sure what this is.

I travel abroad a lot, so I would like to have one of those phones that can be used (at least email if not calling) in the US as well as in Japan. Do you have any suddestions for this?

[Guest]

If you want the cheapest phone you can't go past the green ones. when you call you pay if you can't pay thats a good thing because you won't run up a debt. As for mail. You are on a computer, right?......

[百獣の王]

I am interested in a cell phone.

[Guest]

I am interested in a cell phone.

I don't think they will install one in your prison cell for you. They may let you use the one in the Rec. Room though

[kurogane]

I am interested in a cell phone.

Good idea.

I heard they hardly ever talk back.

How's the sex?