No SIM technology, huh? Shitty. That's usually my MO - arrive somewhere, buy a local pre-paid SIM, operate on that.

Same.

Japan sells pre-paid phones, but no pre-paid SIMs. 

From what I've heard, pre-paid SIMs aren't that easy to come by in the US either. True?

Depends on the system and the equipment. Some Verizon and T-Mobile prepaid have SIM. Nextel's version of prepaid has SIM. Virgin, AT&T, and TracFone do not.

AT&T does, actually.

I have one stocked at my house, for visitors.

Really? I hadn't seen that.

Devo : Mongoloid

he's just pissed he's not as cool as the mongoloids.

No no no no... that wont work... you'll probably have to rent a phone, because no phone from outside Japan will work there.

Yeah, I did some research after that, and found that the Japanese are wankers with their cellies.

Well, my phone would TECHNICALLY work, if it weren't for the fact that most of Japan's cell infrastructure doesn't use SIM technology.

And while I could globally roam as well, the costs associated with that choice might be more expensive than just getting a japan-specific phone, especially if i plan to visit more than once in a while.

So, UC will be looking into costs of a pre-paid phone for me.

Because, really, who knows where a rented cell phone has been...

After continued wastes of time trying to coordinate dazed white devils around this city, I've decided to get a pre-paid phone also. Someone can use it in November and the remaining peeps get to rent (or buy) their own at the airport. Japan is crowded, narrow and most signposts aren't in English so it's really necessary unless you want to be wandering around looking for payphones every time you're due to meet up with someone. Just ask Kyle, I'm sure he was frustrated by how hard it was to coordinate things, and that was with just two people.

I imagine he had a blast, hanging out on train platforms, watching Japanese chicks walk by, listening to his iPod as it played "I think I'm turning Japanese" over and over...

Was this bagmans first trip overseas ?

No not even. He spent summers in Italy and went to South America or someplace.

After continued wastes of time trying to coordinate dazed white devils around this city, I've decided to get a pre-paid phone also. Someone can use it in November and the remaining peeps get to rent (or buy) their own at the airport. Japan is crowded, narrow and most signposts aren't in English so it's really necessary unless you want to be wandering around looking for payphones every time you're due to meet up with someone. Just ask Kyle, I'm sure he was frustrated by how hard it was to coordinate things, and that was with just two people.

That's weird, because you and I never had any problems, even the first time Dan and I went there. Kyle must just be simple.

well - the first time we were only meeting up on the odd evening and after that you pretty much stayed at my place.
And you're a good traveler, every person other than you has had a hard time.... it's my fault for not having a phone on hand in the first place. That's no swipe at anyone, Japan is a confusing place, especially the interesting bits.

I'm just expecting the fun coordinating in Nov will increase at an exponential rate to the number of folks who come.... hence cell phones will be the order of the day. It shouldn't cost much for anyone not called Lucas  

well - the first time we were only meeting up on the odd evening and after that you pretty much stayed at my place.

Yeah, but its simpler than that. When I was in Dubai, a friend of mine flew in. I had to meet them at the airport, then somehow get them back to the hotel. I'd been there one day. That was enough to learn the place. Cities are not hard to learn.

I'm just expecting the fun coordinating in Nov will increase at an exponential rate to the number of folks who come....

if people travelling from the US will simply coordinate with other US travellers, then they can arrive in packs.
That's the plan for tricky & me - come together.

No not even. He spent summers in Italy and went to South America or someplace.

Yeah, he ended up financing his crush's fuck safari, and went along to witness it.

wow. sounds like a great guy! lol.

That's the plan for tricky & me - come together.

Right now?

Over me

W3rd ....

The 904-608-2503 number I give you fucks is an AT&T GoPhone chip in a Daxian X999+ phone ....

...in the basement of the science building...

The night I posted this thread, I was feeling like a bag of dog shit. I went to a show here (Crystle Castles) and actually hit it off with this Asian girl, Nancy, from Shanghai. We shot the shit, danced a bit, and I chickened out and didn't take her back to my place nor even got her number.

So, as often when depressed and I feel like being cheered up, I head to my favorite message board to catch up on a week's worth of posts I had missed.

Holy God. The entire first page were posts by stupid fucks I had never heard of and didn't care about. It's already hard enough to catch up when you're gone for a week, but now I had to wade through what seemed like miles-high of feces. So I snapped.

Bad night. Oh well. I'm still here.

Alright, resolve your betting now.

I bet you're still an idiot.

Holy God. The entire first page were posts by stupid fucks I had never heard of and didn't care about.

kyle cares about us.

Aw, Luke. I like how you find the silver lining in everything.

Now that the new folks have settled in, and they've hushed that HF/RT stuff to a dull roar, I'm glad they here. We got some new hot femmes, and some dude as sick as I am.

tres excellent!

tres excellent!

fag point for you!

tres excellent!

fag point for you!

Yeah, that was a pretty fuckin faggy thing to say, Mosh Spice.

Mosh Spice.

also faggy.