Thank you very very much.

Giny and Ken


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> Giny@geenrotzooi_xs4all.nl wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I need some urgent advice.
>> We live in Amsterdam, my husband is Japanese.
>> His mother (who lives in Sakado, Saitama) is seriously ill and he will 
>> have to go to Japan quite often.
>>
>> He has a Japanese Windows XP notebook and wants to work and go on the 
>> Internet/email while in Japan.
>>
>> His old mother does not have an Internet connection and my husband has 
>> been away from Japan (except for short visits) for many years and  he 
>> does not know anything about Internet possibilities in Japan.
>> Furthermore he is not at all technical, he wants to plug in and work.
>>
>> Can you give us advice:
>> -what is the best thing to do.... and quickest thing to do in a house 
>> with only a telephoneline
>> -are there providers that offer ADSL for which you pay only when you 
>> connect to Internet?
>> -are there possiblities to connect to Internet wireless (satelite or so) 
>> sot hat you can work whereever you are?
>>
>> -any other advice that might be even better?
>
> 1.  Your husband should be able to convert his mother's house line to an 
> ADSL or fiber account for little money using the present NTT account, 
> although the monthly use rates will go up and he'll have to make some 
> arrangements to maintain it.  Check http://flets.com/ (in Japanese) for 
> further details.
>
> 2.  He can also subscribe to an account with Willcom that will allow him 
> to log on via a PHS modem from many places in Japan.  The coverage is not 
> seamless for all of Japan, though (as I found out the hard way when I 
> moved to a place Willcom doesn't cover).  It's a good deal if you stay in 
> the right areas, though.  English begins at 
> http://www.willcom-inc.com/en/index.html but there is a link to the 
> Japanese site.
>
> 3.  If he wants to compare services and prices, several good Japanese 
> language sites are:
>
> Hikaku.com:  http://www.hikaku.com/isp/
> All Broadband:  http://www.allbbhikaku.jp/
> Ottz.com:  http://www.ottz.co.jp/B-band.htm
>
> 4.  You can also post your questions on the Internet connectivity NG of 
> the Tokyo PC Users Group.  There are a couple of people who live in 
> Saitama who can probably also provide advice.  The web site entrance is at 
> http://www.tokyopc.org.  Be warned, though that the site is under 
> reconstruction.
>
> CL