Docomo To Raise ahamo By 165 Yen In December
The increase is small against rival plans such as LINEMO's 30GB at 2,970 yen and UQ mobile's 35GB at 3,828 yen, so Docomo appears to be pricing defensively rather than passing through a full rise while its network quality remains under criticism.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Docomo will raise the online-only ahamo plan in December, moving to a three-tier structure at 40GB, 60GB and 120GB priced at 3,135 yen, 4,125 yen and 5,115 yen. The 40GB tier rises 165 yen from 2,970 yen. Docomo also raised rates on legacy plans it no longer accepts, including OCN Mobile ONE, by 110 to 330 yen.
The planned hike applies to all three ahamo tiers, and Docomo says subscribers can still set caps at each level. It is the first price revision since ahamo started in June 2022 at 20GB for 2,970 yen, unchanged when the plan moved to 30GB in October 2024 and to 40GB under an August data trial campaign.
Alongside the increase, Docomo widened its Bakauge Selection rewards, with Netflix going from 10 percent to 20 percent, and raised overseas roaming data from 30GB to 40GB a month. Legacy plans that are closed to new applications, including OCN Mobile ONE, go up by 110 to 330 yen.
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