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Prepaid Service
Types of Prepaid Cards

Prepaid Phones

Calling with a Prepaid Phone

How to Use

Calling from an au Phone

Making International Calls

List of Prepaid Card Dealers


Calling with a Prepaid Phone
See Supported Models
You can use Prepaid Cards with CDMA Prepaid Phones.

Figure: You can use Prepaid Cards with CDMA Prepaid Phones.
Purchasing a Prepaid Card

You can find Prepaid Cards at au Shops, PiPit, or participating convenience stores.

List of Prepaid Card Dealers
Usage Fees and Usable Periods

Calling rates per minute
100 yen (tax incl.)
(10 yen/6 seconds (tax incl.))
Data transmission rates per minute
When using au one net [1]
40 yen (tax incl.)
(20 yen/50 seconds (tax incl.))
When using a provider other than au one net
100 yen (tax incl.)
(10 yen/6 seconds (tax incl.))
Rates for sending C-Mail
5 yen each
(tax incl.)
Usable period [2]
From day of registration,
3,000 yen (no tax): 60 days
5,000 yen (no tax): 90 days
10,000 yen (no tax): 365 days
Service area
All over Japan

Prepaid Card
Calling Amount
Usable Period [2]
Rechargeable
Period
3,000 yen
(no tax)
3,300 yen
(tax incl.)
60 days
90 days
5,000 yen
(no tax)
5,500 yen
(tax incl.)
90 days
90 days
10,000 yen
(no tax)
10,000 yen
(tax incl.)
365 days
90 days
Three Little Pigs
(set of three 1,000 yen
cards (no tax))
1,000 yen each
(tax incl.)
30 days each
90 days each

[1]  When used with Minimini Course, Mighty Course, or Komikomi Course.
[2]  Even if there is no remaining balance on the card, calls can still be received during the usable period. Note that the usable period is calculated from the day of registration.

Service is available throughout the service area in Japan.
Available Services

C-Mail

C-Mail can be used all over Japan.

International calls

Make international calls using the KDDI 001 international call service with no special contract required.

Making International Calls

Calling Rates (examples)

Area
Rates
U.S.
20 yen/12 seconds (no tax)
South Korea
20 yen/9 seconds (no tax)
China & Taiwan
20 yen/8 seconds (no tax)
U.K., Germany, France
20 yen/6 seconds (no tax)

Other services

"Caller ID Display" and "Caller ID Request" services are also available.
How to Use

Figure: How to Use

Look here for information on registering your card, adding new cards, checking your balance, and choosing language for guidance.

How to Use
Notes

If the balance reaches 0 yen during a call, your card can no longer be used, even if you are still making a call. To continue using the service, please register a new Prepaid Card.
Up to 10 Prepaid Cards can be registered at a time, but the usable period cannot exceed 365 days, and the total balance cannot exceed 60,000 yen (including tax).
CDMA Prepaid Phones may have an EZ button and e-mail button, but these functions cannot be used.
In order to use e-mail and EZweb you must switch your Prepaid Phone subscription to a standard au subscription. You can use the same telephone number as you use with your CDMA Prepaid Phone.
"Oshaberi Mode" in C-Mail is not available.
When sending or receiving C-Mail with a CDMA Prepaid Phone, the sender’s number will not be displayed. However, if the recipient’s phone supports "Oshaberi Mode", then the sender’s number will be displayed.
Packet communications is not available.
Itemized invoices cannot be issued for calls made from CDMA Prepaid Phones.
If you do not register a new card during the rechargeable period, your Prepaid Service contract will be cancelled.
Once a contract is cancelled, using Prepaid Service again will require a new Subscriber Service Fee of 4,000 yen (4,200 yen including tax). Changing phone model will require a Prepaid Model Change Service Fee of 4,000 yen (4,200 yen including tax).


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