"High-speed ULTRA SPEED with PHS charges" Pitfalls of WILLCOM's campaign

The PHS data communication service provided by WILLCOM was very epoch-making because there was no option of "Mobile Internet that can be used at a fixed price" at the beginning of the service in the beginning, but in recent years Since it can not compete with data communication service for personal computers under high-speed communication standard such as 3G, WiMAX, LTE which spread all at once, it is now completely downward.

However, it will be possible to use the ULTRA SPEED high-speed communication service of up to 42 Mbps downlink provided by SOFTBANK, which became the parent company of the company as it is, at the price of PHS "Upgrade campaign"Has been offered since April and it was also announced that it will be extended today, but it became clear that there are notes that can be said to be pitfalls.

WILLCOM | Extends customer's "upgrade campaign" to high-speed data communication service using WILLCOM PHS data communication service


According to Wilcom 's press release, the company is offering PHS data communication service users from April 22, at the same amount as the monthly fee currently in use, both PHS data communication service and high - speed data communication service "ULTRA SPEED" It seems to extend the acceptance period of 'Upgrade Campaign' which will be available until September 30 (Friday).

This campaignDedicated siteIn addition to the existing PHS line, high-speed data communication service "ULTRA SPEED" will be able to be used as a set with compatible terminal fee and application fee free, and the usage fee is PHS data communication flat rate plan "new It is the same amount of 3880 yen per month as the Tsunagari.

Rate plan. When using "ULTRA SPEED", it is necessary to separately provide 945 yen as a provider "PRIN" connection fee, so it can not be said that saying "the same amount as the monthly fee currently in use" has discomfort, PHS When connecting to "PRIN" from the line, it is also necessary to pay attention that a further connection fee of 1575 yen will be applied.


From the viewpoint that the communication speed is overwhelmingly different and the provider connection fee is doubled, the user seems to unify the communication to "ULTRA SPEED", but the PHS line , We intend to apply "ULTRA SPEED" additionally because the intention of SOFTBANK, the parent company, who wishes to increase the number of subscriptions for the entire group, is obscured.

"ULTRA SPEED" is a high-speed communication service of up to 42 Mbps downlink provided by SOFTBANK MOBILE, but SOFTBANK MOBILE currently"ULTRA SPEED" developed for corporationsAnd "ULTRA SPEED" available for WILLCOM upgrade campaign,Bandwidth restriction is implemented for users who exceeded 5 million packets (about 610 MB) in 30 days of trafficIt is clearly stated that.

As for the high-speed data communication service "ULTRA SPEED", the communication speed will be limited when the usage within the last 30 days exceeds 5 million packets.

"More than 5 million packets (about 610 MB) in 30 days" means that in order not to be subject to band limitation, "The traffic volume per day must be suppressed to about 20 MBHowever, it is said that e-Mobile which is offering "EMOBILE G4" of the same descending maximum 42 Mbps is subject to band limitation "More than 3 million packets (about 366 MB) per dayYou can see that it is too harsh numbers even if it is compared with the number '

By the way, if you can communicate at the maximum value of 42 Mbps,Since data of 5.25 MB per second is transferred, the amount of data to be band-limited is reached only by communicating approximately 2 minutes (120 seconds) per monthAs a result, if this restriction is imposed, meaning of the high-speed communication service itself will be diminished, so give up.Easy band restrictionYaUQ WiMAX that does not impose band limitationI think that the option of moving to another company such as such as reality will be taken.

The page of the upgrade campaign is as follows.

WILLCOM | Upgrade Campaign