Data billing plans

Wednesday, October 3rd 2007 - 11:45 CEST - Comments: 0

N TT DoCoMo and its eight regional subsidiaries announced attractive new flat-rate data communication plans that will take effect on October 22. The Flat Rate data billing plans, designed for mobile PC users who connect to the DoCoMo network via a FOMA PC card, USB-linked DoCoMo phone or HSDPA-capable PC, assure that heavy or regular users of packet-data communications won't have to worry about widely fluctuating monthly bills.

 

 

NTT DoCoMo Data communication plans
"Flat-Rate Data Plan HIGH-SPEED" for 3.6Mbps (best effort) packet services will cost 4,200 yen/month (incl. tax) for up to 500,000 packets, then rise on a pay-as-you-go basis up to a maximum of 10,500 yen/month beyond one million packets. The plan requires subscription to the new "mopera U U Flat-Rate HIGH-SPEED Plan" (840 yen/month) or "Business mopera Internet (HIGH-SPEED)" (630 yen/month) for Internet access (certain access points may not be compatible with the plans). DoCoMo will also offer the 64Kbps (best effort) "Flat-Rate Data Plan 64K" for 4,200 yen/month (incl. tax). The plan requires subscription to the new "mopera U U Flat-Rate 64K Plan" (525 yen/month) or "Business mopera Internet (64K) plan" (315 yen/month) for Internet access (certain access points may not be compatible).

 

Flat Rate data billing plan
The plans cover sending/receiving messages and viewing still content (text and photos) on Web sites. Streamed video, downloaded FTP file transfers, i-mode communications and voice/videophone calls are not covered. Packet communications outside Japan, as well as via domestic access points that are not compatible with flat-rate packet communications services, will be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis. As a promotion, subscribers to Flat-Rate Data Plan HIGH-SPEED will be able to use packet communications for 4,200yen/month on an unlimited basis between October 22, 2007 and January 31, 2008. NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves more than 52 million customers, including 38 million people subscribing to FOMA.

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