Internet & Computers
Internet is pretty well established in Thailand and
it's not difficult to get yourself hooked-up one way or another in Bangkok.
Cybercafes
You can find cybercafes literally all over Bangkok
and there are too many to list here. Simply walk in. You will be shown a
computer immediately (provided school hasn't just finished and the place is
overrun with kids). Prices are very low.
ISPs
You can find temporary connection kits on CD
practically everywhere. These allow you to set up your own connection on your
own computer in an apartment or even in a hotel room. (If you don't have a
direct line, you will need to configure the dial-up number to by-pass the
switchboard, but it's usually possible. In most places a 9 [or whatever digit
you dial to get an outside line] and one or two commas [to create a brief
pause] in front of the ISP's number will do it.) Of course, you don't have to
use a temporary connection kit. If you prefer, you can get a permanent account
with one of the better know ISPs:
Pantip Plaza
The closest thing to Heaven for anyone remotely
interested in computers must be Pantip Plaza, a chaotically wonderful computer
shopping centre: five-stories and hundreds of shops of computer hardware and
software all under one roof, with unbeatable prices for software. Pantip Plaza
is on Petchburi Road, diagonally opposite the Amari Watergate Hotel. |
