I recently travelled to Japan with my boyfriend for the first time and, like any other self-respecting millennial, data was one of the first things we settled. For the longest time, we wavered between a wifi device and SIM card, and we eventually settled for a wifi device.

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I usually get a SIM card when I travel solo for convenience’s sake but it made more economical sense to share a wifi device when I’m travelling with someone else. I was rather skeptical because I didn’t have good experiences with wifi devices and was’t too keen on getting lost again.

Let’s do a quick comparison.

SIM card
⭕️ You don’t have to charge an additional device
⭕️ Don’t need to bring a device around
⭕️ You can seperate from your travel partner
❌ You might lose your own SIM card, especially with the size of SIM card these days (happened to me in Europe)
❌ You can’t receive OTP should you choose to purchase something online
❌ You can’t share data with someone else

Wifi device
⭕️ Can leave your phone on airplane mode to save battery
⭕️ Can receive OTP overseas
⭕️ Can be really cheap if a lot of you are sharing
❌ Depending on coverage, you might lose connection if your travel partner and you gets seperated
❌ Might be bulky to bring around
❌ Need to charge an extra device


Native offered me their wifi device, and I was super glad I gave wifi devices another shot because Native’s wifi device addressed all my concerns!

Previously, when I travelled with a wifi device rented from a famed company, I had to charge the device up to twice a day. Pretty inconvenient I’d say, as I had to make sure my portable charger had enough power to charge both my phone and the wifi device. Not to mention the downtime when the wifi device got shut off when I was trying navigate around... *shudders*


Battery life is extremely important for me because I often take overnight buses when I travel, which means I don’t get to charge my devices. Thankfully, I faced no such issue with Native. In fact, Native’s wifi device worked so well that it still had one bar of battery after not charging it for TWO days. That really blew me away cos even my phone and camera doesn’t last that long!

All my worries about coverage were unfounded too — even when my boyfriend and I lost each other in a crowded shopping area, we still had wifi connection and could easily find our way back to each other.


What surprised me most was that Native’s wifi device had coverage even in mountainous areas! I also loved that Native’s wifi device was slim and take up little space, which meant I could easily slot into the back pocket of my jeans or tiny backpack.

Overall, I was very impressed by Native’s wifi device and would definitely recommend any traveller to rent their wifi device.

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