{"id":17940,"date":"2025-03-27T07:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/?p=17940"},"modified":"2025-06-19T09:09:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:09:16","slug":"how-we-are-helping-you-save-big-while-youre-away-from-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/living-in-japan\/how-we-are-helping-you-save-big-while-youre-away-from-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"How we are helping you save big while you&#8217;re away from Japan!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17940\" class=\"elementor elementor-17940\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1f877 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df1f877\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M360 0L350 9.9 340 0 0 0 0 10 700 10 700 0\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b642928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"b642928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHow we are helping you save big while you&#8217;re away from Japan!  \n\t\t\t<\/h1 > \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fa15b hfe-post-info-layout-inline elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info-widget\" data-id=\"78fa15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"hfe-post-info-inline hfe-post-info-items hfe-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hfe-post-info-item elementor-repeater-item-a0b20f7 hfe-post-info-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/27\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hfe-post-info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hfe-post-info-text hfe-post-info__item hfe-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 27, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hfe-post-info-item elementor-repeater-item-0a88ac9 hfe-post-info-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/author\/oleksii\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hfe-post-info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hfe-post-info-text hfe-post-info__item hfe-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdmin\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4fe1a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be4fe1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b065b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b065b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Please note: The Mobal Vacation Plan is only available for Voice+Data SIM\/eSIMS purchased after 2021.*<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re a Mobal user, you probably love Japan just as much as we do. But, there are still times when you might need to leave the country for a time, whether it&#8217;s a holiday or a trip back home.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In fact, loads of you have been letting us know in recent months how useful it&#8217;d be to be able to suspend your Mobal service while you&#8217;re away, and then turn it back on again as soon as you return to Japan, without having to get a new SIM with a new hone number.<\/p><p>So, we&#8217;ve dusted off an old favourite, familiar to longtime Mobal users&#8230; we&#8217;ve<strong> brought back the Vacation Plan!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e23c6c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e23c6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a15a9 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09a15a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff2434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bff2434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So how does it work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3599ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3599ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s super simple; everything you need is in your MyAccount.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>To suspend your SIM\/eSIM service:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Log in to your Mobal account and go to the Services section.<\/li><li>Click &#8220;More Information&#8221; next to your SIM\/eSIM.<\/li><li>Scroll down to the Plan section and click &#8220;Downgrade Plan.&#8221;<\/li><li>Select the Vacation Plan and the suspension start date (must be the 1st of the upcoming month).<\/li><li>If it&#8217;s less than 24 hours before the new month, the suspension will start the following month.<\/li><li>Click &#8220;Submit&#8221; to process your request.<\/li><\/ol><p>Your SIM service will cost \u00a5900\/month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686f253 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"686f253\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15a07e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b15a07e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-19-165459.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17959\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-19-165459.png 997w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-19-165459-400x334.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-19-165459-768x642.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1f9a4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f1f9a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a4385 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62a4385\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5849ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5849ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To reactivate your plan:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Go back to the same section of your account and click &#8220;Upgrade Plan.&#8221;<\/li><li>Choose your new plan and the reactivation date.<\/li><li>If you reactivate mid-month, you&#8217;ll be charged the difference between the vacation plan and your new plan.<\/li><\/ol><p>When you return to Japan, your phone number and chosen SIM plan will be ready to use after activation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12e918 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d12e918\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2cab26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2cab26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why use the Vacation Plan?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49379c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49379c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We decided to bring the Vacation Plan back from its&#8230; holiday&#8230; for a few reasons:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Suspending your service will save you money. Buying a SIM\/eSIM every time you return home is costly and timely, so by suspending your plan, you&#8217;re saving money while vacationing.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>You can keep your phone number: <\/strong>With the Mobal Vacation Plan you can keep your phone number throughout the suspension and reactivation process.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Convenience: <\/strong>If you were to cancel your plan and then repurchase a SIM from us again, it&#8217;d be great for our sales targets but not so great for you. It would mean ordering, then picking up or waiting for your SIM to be delivered. You can now skip all this, and reactivate your existing SIM as soon as you land.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Peace of mind:<\/strong> We guarantee that once you suspend your SIM, you&#8217;ll only pay a fixed monthly fee of \u00a5900. This means no surprise charges or paying for data outside the country.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>To sum up, our Vacation Plan is designed to make your life easier. It&#8217;s a seamless, cost-effective solution to keeping your Japanese phone number ready for your return to Japan while you travel. With just a few clicks, you can suspend and reactivate your service with no hassle\u2014no unexpected charges, no waiting for a new SIM, and no interruption to your connection when you return.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>So next time you explore, remember to suspend your SIM within a few minutes and enjoy your travels with the Mobal Vacation Plan.<\/p><p>Safe travels, and we&#8217;ll be here waiting to reconnect when you get back!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How we are helping you save big while you&#8217;re away from Japan! March 27, 2025 Admin Please note: The Mobal Vacation Plan is only available for Voice+Data SIM\/eSIMS purchased after 2021.* \u00a0 If you&#8217;re a Mobal user, you probably love Japan just as much as we do. But, there are still times when you might need to leave the country for a time, whether it&#8217;s a holiday or a trip back home. \u00a0 In fact, loads of you have been letting us know in recent months how useful it&#8217;d be to be able to suspend your Mobal service while you&#8217;re away, and then turn it back on again as soon as you return to Japan, without having to get a new SIM with a new hone number. So, we&#8217;ve dusted off an old favourite, familiar to longtime Mobal users&#8230; we&#8217;ve brought back the Vacation Plan! So how does it work? It&#8217;s super simple; everything you need is in your MyAccount. \u00a0 To suspend your SIM\/eSIM service: Log in to your Mobal account and go to the Services section. Click &#8220;More Information&#8221; next to your SIM\/eSIM. Scroll down to the Plan section and click &#8220;Downgrade Plan.&#8221; Select the Vacation Plan and the suspension start date (must be the 1st of the upcoming month). If it&#8217;s less than 24 hours before the new month, the suspension will start the following month. Click &#8220;Submit&#8221; to process your request. Your SIM service will cost \u00a5900\/month. To reactivate your plan: Go back to the same section of your account and click &#8220;Upgrade Plan.&#8221; Choose your new plan and the reactivation date. If you reactivate mid-month, you&#8217;ll be charged the difference between the vacation plan and your new plan. When you return to Japan, your phone number and chosen SIM plan will be ready to use after activation. Why use the Vacation Plan? We decided to bring the Vacation Plan back from its&#8230; holiday&#8230; for a few reasons: \u00a0 Cost: Suspending your service will save you money. Buying a SIM\/eSIM every time you return home is costly and timely, so by suspending your plan, you&#8217;re saving money while vacationing. \u00a0 You can keep your phone number: With the Mobal Vacation Plan you can keep your phone number throughout the suspension and reactivation process. \u00a0 Convenience: If you were to cancel your plan and then repurchase a SIM from us again, it&#8217;d be great for our sales targets but not so great for you. It would mean ordering, then picking up or waiting for your SIM to be delivered. You can now skip all this, and reactivate your existing SIM as soon as you land. \u00a0 Peace of mind: We guarantee that once you suspend your SIM, you&#8217;ll only pay a fixed monthly fee of \u00a5900. This means no surprise charges or paying for data outside the country. \u00a0 To sum up, our Vacation Plan is designed to make your life easier. It&#8217;s a seamless, cost-effective solution to keeping your Japanese phone number ready for your return to Japan while you travel. With just a few clicks, you can suspend and reactivate your service with no hassle\u2014no unexpected charges, no waiting for a new SIM, and no interruption to your connection when you return. \u00a0 So next time you explore, remember to suspend your SIM within a few minutes and enjoy your travels with the Mobal Vacation Plan. 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