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> Tumbling mobile-phone fees, driven by a government campaign against carriers, are pulling down the consumer-price index as a whole. I can confirm this, I swi
by shusaku 5y ago
> Tumbling mobile-phone fees, driven by a government campaign against carriers, are pulling down the consumer-price index as a whole.
I can confirm this, I switched to a low cost carrier last year and it’s saving me a boat load.
I think about the situation here every time I see an inflation article on hacker news. As it turns out, economics is really hard, and I find that a global view gives the humility needed to avoid parroting the “obvious reasons”.
- fomine3 5y agoNow gasoline price is raising to whopping 170JPY/l. It would contribute to inflation but no one is happy with this.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoCan you share what mobile pricing looks like in Japan and the cost savings you’re experiencing?
- ayngg 5y agoI am not familiar with the specifics, but when I lived there last year the cheapest nvmo plans would offer 20gb data for ~2-3k yen/mo, while main infrastructure carriers would be 2-3x that, but recently Rakuten has become rich enough to just build out their own network, and I assume combined with government pressure, within the last year they have all rolled out value plans that are around 20gb for ~3k yen.
- shusaku 5y agoThanks for answering for me, that’s spot on!