Comments on: Free Wireless Internet Across Bangkok Until June 2009 http://travelhappy.info/thailand/free-wireless-internet-across-bangkok-until-june-2009/ Backpacking and Travel in Thailand and South East Asia Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:37:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: rikker http://travelhappy.info/thailand/free-wireless-internet-across-bangkok-until-june-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-115612 rikker Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:40:43 +0000 http://travelhappy.info/?p=629#comment-115612 One thing to note is that the free wifi is a mind-bogglingly slow 64kbps, or dial-up speed. The lowest consumer DSL speed available in Bangkok--itself relatively slow--is 512kbps, or 8 times faster. So it's okay for checking email, but probably not general surfing, and definitely not for stuff like YouTube. Better than nothing, though, when you need it. One thing to note is that the free wifi is a mind-bogglingly slow 64kbps, or dial-up speed. The lowest consumer DSL speed available in Bangkok–itself relatively slow–is 512kbps, or 8 times faster.

So it’s okay for checking email, but probably not general surfing, and definitely not for stuff like YouTube.

Better than nothing, though, when you need it.

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