「月額制」が廃止される!?〝トッピング〟で自由に選べるauの新料金プラン「povo2.0」の○と×

Series / Junya Ishino's Gachi Review

povo2.0 launched on September 29th. Adopting a mechanism that existing telecommunications carriers did not have, it is attracting attention as a new initiative

Two types of physical SIM and eSIM, eSIM can be used from the day

You can choose either physical SIM or eSIM at the time of contract

With eSIM, it's easy to switch between SIMs

A credit card is required to purchase toppings.

Buy additional data capacity with toppings, high degree of freedom is attractive

There are 5 types of data capacity toppings from 1GB to 150GB. You can also choose 24 hours unlimited use

<Considering 20GB x 3 months, 6490 yen can be said to be an exceptionally cheap price. The price per month is about 2,163 yen, which is set at a cheaper price level than MVNO. The 150GB topping has a longer validity period of 180 days and can be used for about half a year. This is also about 2163 yen when converted to one month, which is the same amount as using 60GB toppings and 20GB each month. On the other hand, if you divide the 150GB topping by 6 months, you get 25GB of data per month. It is a topping for those who want to use a larger capacity carefully.

60GB and 150GB toppings are relatively expensive, but they can be used for a long time, so the monthly fee is close to MVNO

Voice call toppings are also available, so you can use it exclusively for phone calls.

Area map showing au's 5G area, with a wide area and sufficient speed. povo2.0 is also available in the same area

<The disadvantage of 5G diverted from 4G is that it is difficult to achieve communication speeds compared to frequencies allocated exclusively for 5G, but downlink speeds often exceed 100 Mbps. Actually, the following is the speed measured in the 4G diversion area in Shibuya. Although 5G, which can exceed 1 Gbps, is a little unsatisfactory, it is enough to communicate with a smartphone, and there is no stress when watching videos or downloading apps. The 4G area is wide, and there are very few places where radio waves do not enter.

Over 400Mbps, downloads are crisp. Even in diversion areas, it's considerably faster

If the signal is weak indoors, it can be slow, but it's still fast enough to use your smartphone.

Promo code received from Gigakatsu. You can easily obtain data capacity just by purchasing a certain amount with au PAY

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Interview / Text / Junya Ishino

After graduating from Keio University, joined Takarajimasha. After becoming independent, he has been active in a wide range of media as a mobile journalist/writer. He is the author of many books, including "Keitai Children" (Softbank Shinsho) and "Raku-Raku Phone: Easy to Understand in an Hour" (Mainichi Shimbun).