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INTEREST: Cell Companies Team Up With Kuroko's Basketball, KanColle to Offer Wi-Fi at Comiket 87




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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:46 pm Reply with quote
Because Japan doesn't provide enough free WiFi. Laughing
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Hoppy800



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:19 pm Reply with quote
This is nice especially for the international crowd, we could get pictures in minutes or seconds instead of hours and also figures on display in real time.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:32 pm Reply with quote
Glad to see more free wi-fi being provided, I heard that 2 years ago free wifi was hard to find in Japan. But I have heard some significant improvement:

FREE Wi-Fi service (in Japan) just gets better and better!

Rocket News 24-City of Yokohama offering 14 days of free Wi-Fi to overseas tourists

Rocket News 24-About time! Osaka embraces free city-wide Wi-Fi (other source: Japan Today)

Japan Today-143 Tokyo subway stations to have free Wi-Fi beginning in December (other sources confirming this: Japan Times and Rocket News 24)
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Hameyadea



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:16 pm Reply with quote
If they are naming the Wi-Fi network as Ignite Pass, it better justify the name
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SnaphappyFMA



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:17 pm Reply with quote
Why can't I be in Japan for this...
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:02 pm Reply with quote
Great news that Japan is finally embracing Wi-Fi to its fullest potential. Smile
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:05 pm Reply with quote
Mr. Oshawott wrote:
Great news that Japan is finally embracing Wi-Fi to its fullest potential. Smile


Yeah I agreed with you, Japan is the last advanced Asian country to fully embraced free wi-fi when other Asian countries like South Korea, Taiwan was way ahead of Japan in that area.
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reanimator





PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:58 pm Reply with quote
Free wifi is nice and all, but I hope your devices are protected.
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mewpudding101
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:06 am Reply with quote
Free wi-fi is VERY hard to find in Japan, even still. Seattle's Best Coffee is the only place I know that's within 30 minutes of me.

On another note, we need charging stations even more. Give us charging stations at Comiket!
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crosswithyou



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:48 am Reply with quote
Haha! Tetsuya 2gou is adorable!

Too bad I avoid Comiket if at all possible.
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