"IIJmio ESIM Plan (beta version)" that can be used by iPhone ESIM in Japan

　To use a smartphone, contract with each mobile phone company or MVNO company, and insert the SIM card issued by each company into the smartphone.Until now, this style was basic, but "ESIM" has appeared as a new contract in recent years.

　In other words, an electronic SIM card built into the main unit is used in the form of writing contract information with each company to ESIM.It is often said that it is a new mechanism, but there is also a theory that it was actually taken in the style of writing electric numbers on the terminal of the store ... (laughs).

　Apple's iPhone XS/XS Max/XR can easily use such ESIM.In this corner, many people remember that the US Telna provided a trial for press -related people in MWC19 Barcelona in "ESIM of the iPhone that might be surprisingly interesting".

　After that, I signed a "ROAMING DATA PREPAID ESIM", a "ESIM" service provided by Hong Kong's mobile phone company "3 (THREE)" ("3 Hong Kong"), with an iPhone XS Max, and used it overseas. is doing.

　The ESIM roaming service of "3 Hong Kong" is 138 Hong Kong dollars (about 2,000 yen) in 10 days, with China, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Indonesia., Australia, the United States, Canada, Guam, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Israel, Kuwait, and data communication are available.

　"Unlimited" is described on the web page, but if it exceeds 500MB per day, the communication speed is limited to 128 kbps.The expiration date of ESIM is 180 days, and only the day you use it is counted for one day, so it is also popular in Japan for additional giga at the end of the month.

　In addition, the ESIM service of "Ubigi", which has become a subsidiary of NTT Communications, is also a concern.This is an international roaming service that can be used in more than 130 countries and regions on 5 continents. "All Asia, 7 days, 1GB, 15 US dollars", "US, 30 days, 3GB, 29 US dollars", "6 months around the world, 6 months, 6 months.There are a variety of plans such as 2GB/month, $ 399.

　In addition, it seems that the AIS "SIM2FLY" (reference article) in Thailand, which I love for international roaming, has also begun to support ESIM.Immediately, an acquaintance writer has signed a contract in Bangkok, but if you do not go to a local shop, you will not be able to contract, so we are planning a itinerary to go to Bangkok somewhere.

　Well, all of them are ESIM of the iPhone, which has been increasingly expanding the world, but if you think that it is not enough in Japan, the other day, the other day, IIJ's "IIJMIO ESIM Plan (Beta (Betar")The version) was announced.

　For more information, please refer to this article, and let me know the impression that you could try it out as soon as possible.

　By the way, IIJmio's ESIM plan (beta version) is an iPhone XS/XS Max/XR, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), 11 -inch iPad Pro, 12.It can also be used on 9 -inch iPad Pro (3rd generation) and Surface Pro LTE Advanced.Also, in the case of a terminal purchased from a carrier, it is important to note that the ESIM service of other businesses, including IIJmio, cannot be used unless the SIM lock is released.

　As a procedure, as in the case of a regular IIJmio contract, it is necessary to register as a member and issue "MIOID" and "password".When you apply, a QR code for setting will be sent, so like the ESIM service for other iPhone, select [Mobile communication]-[Add mobile communication] in the iPhone's [Settings] application.Just scan the QR code.

　After that, the necessary information (profile) is downloaded and you can start using it immediately.This time it was a trial version for the media, so I was able to read the QR code suddenly, but there was no procedure for "sending SIM cards" after the contract, so it was an advantage that I could start using it immediately.The actual communication speed was about 2Mbps at the time of receiving in the afternoon on weekdays.However, this is probably a limit as a trial version, and if the IIJmio I usually use is good, it can be used at 10 to 20 Mbps over 10 to 20 Mbps, so it can be expected to be a little faster communication in actual use.yes.The reception starts on July 18, and as an "ESIM debut support campaign", July 18th to July 31st, August 1st to August 14th, August 15th to August 28th.A campaign with individual contents will be held.

　The price plan is "Light Start Plan (ESIM beta version)", and can be used up to 6GB per month for 1520 yen (excluding tax).Since it can be used in combination with existing physical SIM cards, it seems that each mobile phone company contracts with a physical SIM card, and data communication is aimed at saving with the IIJmio ESIM plan.However, the price plan of each mobile phone company has also been reduced by a series of reviews, and if you add 1520 yen per month, it is better to have a large capacity of each company.

　In addition to the strengths of the IIJ subscriber management function (HLR/HSS) in -house, if you take advantage of the features of ESIM of the iPhone that can be easily registered, like the 3 Hong Kong plan.The contract itself is maintained for about six months, but only when the giga at the end of the month is not enough (if the data traffic is limited to some extent), the style is more for existing iPhone XS/XS Max/XR users.I feel that it is easy to fit.

　I was an acquaintance and had a hobby of mountain climbing, and apart from the main line, I said that I would like to consider a contract for MVNO services using an NTT docomo net that can be used in the mountains in case of emergency.It may be suitable for.I would like to expect a unique plan that is a little more elaborate, rather than a monthly plan similar to existing price plans.

[Apology and correction]

　At the first time of the article, IIJ's ESIM was said to be "If the terminal purchased at au and Softbank, SIM unlocking is necessary", but for the service provided as a full MVNO, the terminal purchased in DOCOMO.SIM unlocking is also required.We apologize and correct.