How to lower your parent's mobile phone bill? 6 things you need to know in 2022
Although it is a table for beginners, we have summarized the idea of easily lowering mobile phone charges by the end of 2021.
2021 was a turbulent year for the mobile industry, with the emergence of cheap online-only plans for major carriers such as NTT DoCoMo's "ahamo". [See all images] How to make parents' mobile phone charges cheaper? Six points to know in 2022 Despite the confusion, there are some improvements in plan types, price ranges, and ease of transition between carriers compared to before. In many cases, such as when returning home for the year-end and New Year holidays, the family's price plan is consulted. I will explain the 6 points that are necessary at that time.
1. Carrier mail can be used for a fee even after migration
At the end of 2021, each carrier announced the option of "carrying mail". This is "@docomo.ne.jp" for NTT Docomo, "@au.com" or "@ezweb.ne.jp" for au, "@softbank.ne.jp" for Softbank, online-only brands and other companies. It can be used even after switching to . However, NTT DoCoMo and KDDI will charge a monthly fee of 330 yen (tax included), and Softbank will charge a yearly fee of 3300 yen (tax included). In addition, it is necessary to apply within 31 days after canceling the line. Depending on the generation of people who use smartphones, there are cases where communication centered on carrier mail has already taken root. In this way, if it is difficult to change your e-mail address or migrate to LINE, etc., it is worth considering changing your contract to a line with lower costs and maintaining your e-mail address by "carrying your e-mail".
2. The new short message "+Message" can be used with some MVNOs
"SMS (Short Message Service)", which allows you to exchange messages with just a phone number, is also a relatively older generation. It is a useful tool among If you do MNP (mobile number portability), you can continue to communicate with SMS. However, in Japan, SMS is a mechanism in which the sender is charged, so in the case of the author, for example, there are times when he hesitates to exchange SMS with his parents and grandparents. If you both use iPhones, you can communicate with each other for free using "iMessage", but if the OS is different, you may want to consider using the next-generation tool "+Message" provided by your carrier. + Messages can be exchanged as long as the phone number is known in the same way as SMS, and each other has an application installed. You can send and receive texts up to 2730 characters and photos and videos up to 100MB for free. At the beginning of the service, it was only available on NTT Docomo, au, and Softbank, but as of December 30, 2021, it is also available on NTT Docomo and KDDI line MVNOs, and UQ mobile. However, Softbank's MVNO, LINEMO, and Ymobile will not be available until spring 2022. Also, Rakuten Mobile (Rakuten UN-LIMIT VI) is not yet compatible.
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