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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 from an au Phone
Just by buying and registering a Prepaid Card, you can use the Prepaid Service with your au phone. This is perfect for those who wish to separate their costs for business and private calls.

Figure: Your current au phone + Prepaid Card
Purchasing a Prepaid Card

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

List of Prepaid Card Dealers
Usage Fees & Usable Periods

Calling rates per minute
100 yen (including tax)
(10 yen/6 seconds (including tax))
Data transmission rates per minute
When using au one net [1]
40 yen (including tax)
(20 yen/50 seconds (including tax))
When using a provider other than au one net
100 yen (including tax)
(10 yen/6 seconds (including tax))
Rates for sending C-mail
5 yen each (including tax)
Usable period [2]
From day of registration: 60 days for 3,000 yen
90 days for 5,000 yen
365 days for 10,000 yen
(all rates are tax exempt)
Service area
All over Japan

Prepaid Card
Calling Amount
Usable Period [2]
Rechargeable period
3,000 yen (tax exempt)
3,300 yen (including tax)
60 days
90 days
5,000 yen (tax exempt)
5,500 yen (including tax)
90 days
90 days
10,000 yen (tax exempt)
10,000 yen (including tax)
365 days
90 days
Three Little Pigs
(set of three
1,000 yen cards
(tax exempt))
1,000 yen each (including tax)
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

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)
How to Use

Split your business and personal calls easily!

Figure: How to Use

* Some models automatically add 1401 to your destination number.
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.
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 is a model C406S or later, then the sender's number will be displayed.
Packet communications service 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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