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Most sales of Suica were suspended this year, supposedly due to the chip shortage. That was still the case 2 months ago. It doesn't expire, I think everyone i
by axus 3y ago
Most sales of Suica were suspended this year, supposedly due to the chip shortage. That was still the case 2 months ago.
It doesn't expire, I think everyone in Japan already had one.
https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/sale-of-pasmo-and-suica-cards-suspended-except-those-for-tourists-080223 https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/sale-of-pasmo-and-suica-c...
And there was a HN post about a relevant tweet before that.
- mdorazio 3y agoSuica is available for free as a mobile payment method on modern phones and works perfectly. It’s only physical card sales that were suspended in some places.
- ink_13 3y agoI was not able to register my foreign phone for Suica when in Japan last February, I had to get a physical card. Maybe it's changed since then?
- wbronitsky 3y agoiPhones work but foreign (outside of Japan) purchased Android devices don't
- cgati 3y agoMy understanding is that Android phones purchased in Japan can activate a Suica card. Foreign iPhones are able to register Suica without issue. The only hiccup I had was loading a balance on Suica wasn’t possible with Visa cards. This was the case during my trip this past October.
- atomicfiredoll 3y agoSucia requires Osaifu-Keita [1] technology. From my research, the hardware is only available in international iPhone models or models of Android phones that are (largely) sold in Japan. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaifu-Keitai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaifu-Keitai
- CaliforniaKarl 3y agoFor Apple, the details are at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207154 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207154 iPhone 8/8-plus or later, Apple Watch Series 3 or later, you’re fine, regardless of where you bought the phone.
- atomicfiredoll 3y agoThanks. I suspected there was more to it on the iPhone side, but I'm an Android user and hadn't dug in to it as much.