Comments on: First iPhone Bill http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html adventures in subculture Japan and other short stories Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kevin http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-18707 Kevin Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:27:35 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-18707 Jorge, fyi. 1 packet is 128bytes That's how they sell their data services: by the packet. 1 megabyte is 1 million bytes, 1 million / 128 bytes = 7812.5 packets in a megabyte. Regular data rate on the white plan is 0.21 yen per packet. That's 1640 yen per megabyte. After the discount, it is 0.084 yen per packet, bringing the total to 656 yen per packet. Finally, the charge is capped at 5985 or 4200 depending upon when you signed up. My 1.8 million will drop to ~720k and then be reduced to the correct 4200. Jorge, fyi. 1 packet is 128bytes That’s how they sell their data services: by the packet. 1 megabyte is 1 million bytes, 1 million / 128 bytes = 7812.5 packets in a megabyte. Regular data rate on the white plan is 0.21 yen per packet. That’s 1640 yen per megabyte. After the discount, it is 0.084 yen per packet, bringing the total to 656 yen per packet. Finally, the charge is capped at 5985 or 4200 depending upon when you signed up.

My 1.8 million will drop to ~720k and then be reduced to the correct 4200.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-18706 Kevin Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:19:47 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-18706 Last month my bill hit 700k and it fell after the discount to 4200. This month, however, is a different story. So far this month I have 255mb up and 1.3GB down and my bill is rocking 1.8 million yen right now. I know the discount will kick in but its really unnerving until it actually does. I can only imagine how terrible it will be when they forget to discount my bill at some date in the future. I have heard of it happening so.... Last month my bill hit 700k and it fell after the discount to 4200. This month, however, is a different story. So far this month I have 255mb up and 1.3GB down and my bill is rocking 1.8 million yen right now. I know the discount will kick in but its really unnerving until it actually does. I can only imagine how terrible it will be when they forget to discount my bill at some date in the future. I have heard of it happening so….

]]> By: Jorge http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-6789 Jorge Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:25:16 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-6789 Yeah!!! I was about to die when I checked the think on internet But I'm shocked... How is it possible to use so many packets???? My "bill" was in 70000 en two days after I got it.... Yeah!!! I was about to die when I checked the think on internet

But I’m shocked… How is it possible to use so many packets???? My “bill” was in 70000 en two days after I got it….

]]> By: xenohawk http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-294 xenohawk Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:26:00 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-294 @k: I'm a internet power user heh heh heh. No turning back now LOL.<br/><br/>Yeah, the revised plan well.. I will hit the limit when I go for 2 or 3 coffee breaks. Why they don't even have free Wi-Fi at those place is beyond my mind. @k: I’m a internet power user heh heh heh. No turning back now LOL.

Yeah, the revised plan well.. I will hit the limit when I go for 2 or 3 coffee breaks. Why they don’t even have free Wi-Fi at those place is beyond my mind.

]]> By: k http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-293 k Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:14:00 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-293 xenohawk, half a million yen of packets in 3 weeks?!? Have have you been doing? You read about the revisied iPhone plan that softbank is offering?<br/><br/>Ron, 6k can buy me 2 figures I j know where to shop ^^.<br/><br/>Little prince and sandy-kun, well... in my defence, xenohawk used twice as much as I did! ^^ xenohawk, half a million yen of packets in 3 weeks?!? Have have you been doing? You read about the revisied iPhone plan that softbank is offering?

Ron, 6k can buy me 2 figures I j know where to shop ^^.

Little prince and sandy-kun, well… in my defence, xenohawk used twice as much as I did! ^^

]]> By: Sandy-kun http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-292 Sandy-kun Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:55:00 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-292 What's that?!! What are you doing until that bill seemed so huge like that!!??~^0^~ What’s that?!! What are you doing until that bill seemed so huge like that!!??~^0^~

]]> By: little prince http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-291 little prince Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:15:00 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-291 Wow! tat's a lot!~ Wow! tat’s a lot!~

]]> By: ron~ http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-290 ron~ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:12:00 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-290 200k!! that's way too much :O<br/><br/>even after discounts, 6k is still expensive. 6k can get you 1 figurine :p 200k!! that’s way too much :O

even after discounts, 6k is still expensive. 6k can get you 1 figurine :p

]]> By: Kozta-Boom http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-289 Kozta-Boom Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:40:00 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-289 @k you're right. But I'll keep using iTouch for a while, I'd better stay away from Apple. ^^ @k you’re right. But I’ll keep using iTouch for a while, I’d better stay away from Apple. ^^

]]> By: xenohawk http://www.kenleewrites.com/2008/08/first-iphone-bill.html#comment-288 xenohawk Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:20:00 +0000 http://kenleewrites.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/first-iphone-bill/#comment-288 LOL I was the same as you except I did overreact and called up softbank to double-triple confirm.<br/><br/>Cause mine.. is rocking hard at half-million yen.<br/><br/>They should really change the online bill for iPhone, they even have FAQ on their japanese page for that LOL. LOL I was the same as you except I did overreact and called up softbank to double-triple confirm.

Cause mine.. is rocking hard at half-million yen.

They should really change the online bill for iPhone, they even have FAQ on their japanese page for that LOL.

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