PS Vita's packet flat rate, which flowed to the theory of "Monthly 10395 yen", the exact amount turned out

For the next-generation portable game machine "PS Vita" scheduled to be released on Sunday 17th, Sony will include a 3G-compatible model in addition to the Wi-Fi model, but the fee structure of the 3G model will be renewed "CEATEC JAPAN 2011"NTT docomo booth was announced.

"Monthly charge when using fixed amount will be 13,355 yenPS Vita's 3G model that flowed to the information, but what about exact rates?

NTT docomo booth at CEATEC JAPAN 2011


Four unpublished Xi smartphones exhibit casuallyIt was done.


PS Vita's trial booth


Many people were visiting because we can actually play PS Vita before release.


And the PS Vita compatible 3G communication plan distributed in the booth


Contents look like this. In addition to two prepaid plans, a fixed amount data communication plan is also introduced.


If you summarize each charge plan in an easy-to-understand manner it will be as follows.

◆ Prepaid plan
"Prepaid data plan 20h"
Price: 980 yen
Communication speed: Maximum downlink is 128 kbps, Maximum uplink is 64 kbps
Communication available time: 20 hours
Communication use period (valid period of remaining time): 30 days

"Prepaid data plan 100h"
Price: 4980 yen
Communication speed: Maximum downlink is 128 kbps, Maximum uplink is 64 kbps
Communication available time: 100 hours
Available days (remaining time is valid): 180 days
Remarks: In addition to the above, communication with downlink maximum of 14 Mbps and uplink maximum of 5.7 Mbps can be used for 3 hours

◆ Flat-rate data communication plan
"Flat-rate data plan standard value"
Fee: 1000 ~ 5985 yen per month (two-stage plan price plan)
Communication speed: Maximum downlink is 14 Mbps, Upstream maximum 5.7 Mbps
Communicable time: all-you-can-use
Remarks: A contract with a provider is required separately (eg "mopera U" of 525 yen per month)

"Flat-rate data plan flat value"
Fee: 5460 yen / month (fixed)
Communication speed: Maximum downlink is 14 Mbps, Upstream maximum 5.7 Mbps
Communicable time: all-you-can-use
Remarks: A contract with a provider is required separately (eg "mopera U" of 525 yen per month)

By the way, for PS Vita's flat-rate plan, information that "Monthly fee will be 10395 yen" will flow in various places in late September, and it was controversial. Some cases that take out only the amount of "10395 yen" and put words such as "Botakuri", "Fucking" etc.

Story that if you insert a packet flat rate SIM card into "PSVita", you can use the 3G line for up to 10,395 yen every month,

The price at which PS Monthly flat rate plan is announced to PS VITA is the price ... 10,395 yen? It is! : Hachimama draft

Sony "AIT 980 yen SIM can not be used at VITA, the fixed price will be 10,395 yen"

Actual monthly fee will be 13,355 yenStory about when NTT Docomo's FOMA card etc. contracted for packet flat-rate service such as "Pake-hodai flat" etc. are replaced with PS Vita's 3G model and usedIn that case, in that case, the maximum amount of 13,555 yen a month will be charged, which is the maximum amount when connecting an external device such as a personal computer, but it is hard to say that it is a very common usage method and the amount of "10395 yen" It is the current situation that there is a feeling that only one is walking alone.

In addition to games, PS Vita can also use moving-image content such as Nico Nico Douga, browsing, using Twitter, so the monthly usage fee for the "flat rate data plan flat value" agreement (5460 yen, tablet terminal etc. ) Is considered high, it seems that opinion is divided about whether, but there seems to be no better way to know the exact usage fee.