Have a fabulous trip, Kristin!

Yes, we share a unit and it just goes in my purse or one of our camera bags when we are out. You do need to stay in range to be connected but that isn't usually an issue or something we think about, you don't need to literally be side by side. Technically you could connect all 4 of you to the one unit, it allows 5 connections but it would depend whether that suits your travel style and how constantly you all need or want to be online.

Toni

Thank you for the quick reply.

Do you use one Wifi2go unit between the two of you?

We will be 2 couples travelling - perhaps a Wifi@Go unit for each couple.

Considering the detail on your website you must do a lot of travelling - love the detail. And we have taken some of your advice as we make our way from Sapporo to Kyoto/Oaska over 4 weeks.

Regards

Dennis

Hi Dennis, it's not long until your trip, I hope you enjoy Japan as much as we do.

Yes, we've used Wifi2Go for our last 3 trips to Japan and have found it works well for us so I will book it again. I like that between landing and disembarking I have it set up and we are both connected before we even set foot in Japan. WIFI2Go has offered our readers a discounted rate of $8 a day for unlimited data so if you do decide to go with that option mention 2 Aussie Travellers for that discount. I like it because we can both be connected on phones, tablets and the laptop at once if necessary. It's fast and we have our phones set to upload photos and videos to the cloud and it does that seamlessly as we go about the day. We also use it for maps, timetables and an app called VoiceTra. We were shown the app by a local in Osaka on our last trip, it does voice translation pretty well if you find you need it and it's free. We don't use the phone as such when we are travelling and keep in touch with family by email and WhatsApp, both of which use WIFI.

We are with Vodafone at the moment so have that option on our plans and they include a good amount of data but as having my phone number active isn't a priority we find the WIFI option better for us. I do hotspot my tablet and laptop to my phone around Australia but my experience with the router is that it has been faster and more robust. Having said that I do transfer a lot of photos into the cloud each night which is a different use to what you plan. It also works out as $8 not $10 a day as Vodafone would for us travelling as a couple.

It's a personal choice but I prefer not to swap out SIMS on my main phone. I did it recently in a Pacific Island where there were less choices available and I'm always concerned about losing my real SIM or damaging it that way - it's not irrecoverable but a major hassle if it happens. Just check that your phone isn't locked to a provider if you do choose that option, it seems less common now but I have met people that got stuck.

Enjoy your trip

We are heading to Japan in mid September for 4 weeks and have found your website very informative & helpful.