"Andy Martin" <martinandy@hotmial.com> wrote in message
news:uFCTa.259213$nr.10946475@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> I will be moving to Japan in a few months and I am wondering about what
kind
> of telephone plans there are.  I'm wondering if I should get a cell phone
or
> a land line?  What kind of coverage do cell phones get?  What kind of
plans
> are there?  Here in the US, audio quality is often poor, coverage is
spotty,
> and most companies require minimum service agreements.  I also know that
> cellphones have many options, they can take pictures, connect to the
> internet, etc.  What are the best phones, best coverage, best quality,
> etc...?
>
>

Landlines are more and more just being used for internet connections, by old
people, and by NHK in their morning family dramas.

A lot of transient gaijin don't bother with a home phone and just use a
mobile for calls, messaging, e-mail etc.  NTT DoCoMo is preferred out in the
sticks (best coverage) but I guess they're all much of a muchness in the
cities.

As for having a social life - get a mobile.

--
jonathan