BNESIM vs Japan Wireless

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Whole-catalog figures — every active plan each provider sells today.

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Plan types on offer

BNESIMJapan Wireless

Unlimited data ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Regional bundles ✓ Yes No

Global bundles (50+ countries) ✓ Yes No

Cruise / at-sea plans No No

Pay as you go No No

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Policies compared

Confirmed from each provider's own site — see the trust card on each provider page for the verification date.

BNESIM Japan Wireless

ID verification

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Japan Wireless: Not required

Refund policy

BNESIM: Refund requests must be made within 14 days of purchase and are denied once over 10% of the plan's data has been used; approved refunds go to BNE Wallet credit (24h) or the original payment method (up to 3 business days).

Japan Wireless: eSIM orders can't be cancelled or refunded once dispatched (erroneous shipments excepted); pocket WiFi rentals cancel free before shipment.

Validity starts

BNESIM: Data validity starts counting down as soon as a plan is purchased by default; BNESIM also lets you schedule activation for a specific future day instead. Once installed, the eSIM begins working within about a minute of connecting to a local network.

Japan Wireless: Validity starts when the eSIM is actually activated, not at purchase, counted in 24-hour days; it must be activated within 30 days of purchase or it expires.

Fair-use limit

BNESIM: Unlimited-data plans may be suspended if daily usage reaches 5GB or monthly usage reaches 100GB; BNESIM reserves the right to limit speed for very high network use.

Japan Wireless: 4G Unlimited (DOCOMO) throttles to 256kbps after 3GB/day, resetting at midnight JST; 5G Unlimited (KDDI) has a general fair-use policy with no fixed daily cap stated.

Top-ups & rollover

BNESIM: Top up via the BNESIM eSIM app: open My eSIMs, pick the eSIM to recharge, then choose a country and data plan; no reinstall needed.

Japan Wireless: Existing eSIMs cannot be topped up; extra data requires purchasing a new/additional data plan, per Japan Wireless's own FAQ.

Lost device / reinstalling

BNESIM: A BNESIM eSIM can be reinstalled on the same device as needed, but it can't be moved to a new device -- switching devices requires requesting a paid replacement (1 EUR) via BNESIM support.

Japan Wireless: A Japan Wireless eSIM can only be installed once -- if you delete it from your device after installation you cannot reinstall it, and must contact Japan Wireless customer support for help.

Billing currency

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Japan Wireless: Checkout lets you choose your billing currency (USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, JPY, KRW and more) via a currency selector.

Support

BNESIM: Live chat · WhatsApp · Email · Help center · 24/7

Japan Wireless: Live chat · Email · Phone · 7 days a week, support team based in Japan

Payment

BNESIM: Card · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Japan Wireless: Card · PayPal · Apple Pay · Google Pay

Headquarters

BNESIM: Kowloon, Hong Kong

Japan Wireless: Tokyo, Japan

Legal entity

BNESIM: BNESIM Limited

Japan Wireless: Inbound Platform Corporation

Founded

BNESIM: Not confirmed yet

Japan Wireless: 2015

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Discount codes

BNESIM -15% ESIMKART1015

Japan Wireless -15% ESIMKART15

BNESIM vs Japan Wireless — common questions

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