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cafebleu



Joined: 10 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:50 am    Post subject: NTT land telephone line Reply with quote

I want to sell my NTT land telephone line that I bought for 65,000 yen from somebody some time ago. I can definitely advise anybody not to buy one - my partner and I simply do not use it and it costs 2,300 yen a month.

If I knew what I know now, I would never have bought it. It is misleading to say that buying a telephone line saves money in the long run if you stay here some time - even if you don`t use it you will pay the base charge each month. Mobile phones are adequate. My partner said if I sell it back to NTT I will make a big loss yet I know people who have advertised for months the fact they have a phone line to sell for 30,000 yen and nobody is buying.

Can I sell my line back to NTT? If so, how much am I likely to get for it?
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Iwantmyrightsnow



Joined: 12 Feb 2004
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:04 am    Post subject: Re: NTT land telephone line Reply with quote

cafebleu wrote:
I want to sell my NTT land telephone line that I bought for 65,000 yen from somebody some time ago. I can definitely advise anybody not to buy one - my partner and I simply do not use it and it costs 2,300 yen a month.

If I knew what I know now, I would never have bought it. It is misleading to say that buying a telephone line saves money in the long run if you stay here some time - even if you don`t use it you will pay the base charge each month. Mobile phones are adequate. My partner said if I sell it back to NTT I will make a big loss yet I know people who have advertised for months the fact they have a phone line to sell for 30,000 yen and nobody is buying.

Can I sell my line back to NTT? If so, how much am I likely to get for it?


If you don't use the landline you can have it stopped while you wait to sell it. That way you don't need to pay the monthly charge.

1. Yielding to others
You can transfer your telephone line to another party. To do so, go to the NTT Subscription Center(0120-600045) to change the account name. You can also sell your telephone line to a company engaged in the buying and selling of telephone lines. NTT does not buy back telephone lines.

Selling your right to a private telephone agent.
You can also sell your subscription right to a private agent. Look in the yellow pages under "denwa torihikigyo" (sale of telephones).
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canuck



Joined: 11 May 2003
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Location: Japan

PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 8:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Unlucky. I rent my phone line for 2509 yen a month. Didn't have to buy anything. Times change. Just unlucky.
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Mike L.



Joined: 28 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought mine for 16,000 yen so things have changed. Look in "Hot Pepper" there's a place that sells recylced numbers!!

If there are any charges on top of the rental fee listed above it may be more expensive in the long run!

You can fibre optic internet and phone services so might want to check that out first ie: availability in your area etc..

TEPCO and others are offering it!
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cafebleu



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 7:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks so much to everyone for the swift and helpful responses. Yes, times do change in Japan! I came here before the keitai explosion and I was also unlucky in that I was taking over a position from somebody who was also in a position of authority over me.

He sure knew how to squeeze money out of me - I ended up buying things that had to be thrown out because they couldn`t be adapted to the electrical system of the next place I moved into, and I bought secondhand goods from him that I found out he had bought second hand. Yet he charged just under the price those goods would cost new.

You can say, `Serves you right for being a sucker`, etc but I never say that to others as I know that when you are new to Japan and on your own, your priority is to get the things you need asap. I simply was not in a position to shop around and the circumstances were such that I was put under pressure to buy his things. I could write a book about what to look out for when you first come to Japan as I was taken advantage of by this fellow and also by a Japanese manager. Being diddled out of income because of her book cooking etc was another bad experience.

When I came to Japan I had no access to computer/internet facilities and so could not draw on the goodwill of people in this forum, which is why I and countless others are so grateful for those people who do help others. Thanks again!
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Mike L.



Joined: 28 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cafe Blue I know what you mean!

I didn't get taken too bad like you described but I did a few times simply because I didn't know any better.

If it makes you fel any better Japanese people get taken all the time and politely bow and accept it!

This is definitely the place to get the "low down."
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