Pake-hodai double is a packet flat-rate service, starting from ¥390 per month and with a limit of ¥4,410 per month for the unlimited use of domestic FOMA i-mode communications.
Smartphone users, please check When using only communications via a smartphone flat-rate access point.

Image of when using only i-mode communications with FOMA

Flat rate (= communications allowance) ¥390 (¥372 excl. tax)
Maximum charge i-mode ¥4,410 (¥4,200 excl. tax)
i-mode Full Browsernotice1 ¥5,985 (¥5,700 excl. tax)
  • Communications using smartphones
  • Communications made via connection to a PC or other external devicenotice2
Smartphone flat-rate communicationsnotice3
128K communications (in Japanese only)notice4
Other than above ¥8,190 (¥7,800 excl. tax)
Communications charges Up to ¥5,985 (¥5,700 excl. tax) ¥0.084 (¥0.08 excl. tax)/packet
Over ¥5,985 (¥5,700 excl. tax) ¥0.021 (¥0.02 excl. tax)/packet
  • notice1 i-mode Full Browser is only available for compatible handset models.
  • notice2 A separate subscription to a compatible provider is required to use this service. Please check providers supporting 128K communications for 128K communications and providers supporting measured-rate data communications (packet communications) (in Japanese only) for data communications other than 128K communications.
  • notice3 Smartphone flat-rate communications refer to domestic FOMA packet communications (excluding communications made via connection to a PC or other external device) using a smartphone flat-rate access point. A subscription to a compatible provider such as sp-mode or mopera U is required to use smartphone flat-rate communications.
  • notice4 128K communications (in Japanese only) have a downstream speed of up to 128 kbps and an upstream speed of 64 kbps, and use specific access points. These communications are not available for some handset models. For details, check the handset models (in Japanese only) compatible with 128K communications. (Data rates are provided on a best effort basis, and actual data rates will vary depending on the communications environment and network congestion.)
  • noticeFor details on communications charges when using the Lui function or PC mail with N-08B, see Usage Charges of Pake-hodai double when Using N-08B.

Using the services below will incur high packet communications charges, so please use Pake-hodai double.
Chaku-Uta Full®, i-αppli (Mega Games), i-mode mail (2 MB) attachments, video clip distribution through i-αppli, Decome-Anime®, Chokkan Game, Uta-hodai, GPS navigation, Kisekae Tool, i-motion, comics/photo collections, etc.

Applicable billing plans Applicable communications

New FOMA Billing Plans (excluding Type Simple and Type Simple Value)

  • i-mode communications with FOMA
  • Communications using i-mode Full Browser
  • Communications made via connection to a PC or other external device
  • Communications using smartphones

Services and communications that are not covered by Pake-hodai double

Services that cannot be used in conjunction with Pake-hodai double

  • Pake-hodai FLAT
  • Pake-hodai double 2
  • Pake-hodai simple
  • Pake-hodai
  • Pake-hodai full
  • Biz-hodai
  • Packet Pack
  • BlackBerry Data Communications Pack

Communications that are not covered

Pake-hodai double does not apply to the following types of communications, including packet communications with international roaming (including i-mode and i-mode Full Browser communications).

  • Packet communications with international roaming (including i-mode and i-mode Full Browser communications). However, Global Pake-hodai communications charges will apply during international roaming when Pake-hodai double subscribers make packet communications with a Global Pake-hodai compatible communications carrier.
  • mova packet communications with Dual Network Service (including i-mode communications)
  • Short Message Service
  • Voice communications
  • Digital communications (Videophone, 64K data communications)
  • HOMEU communications etc.
  • noticeChaku-Uta Full is a registered trademark of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
  • noticeAmounts listed include consumption tax. Please note that for the actual bill the amount of the tax is calculated from the total of individual items excluding tax so the billing amount may differ from the total of individual items including tax.

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