Many guesthouses, hotels, cafes, shopping malls, and even swimming pools, offer WiFi connections. These are usually free or available for a small charge. If you are travel with your laptop you should be able to connect to the Internet within a 500 metre radius of your Chiangmai city-based accommodation at little or no cost.
Internet Cafes abound and can be found everywhere within the City. Prices vary from 10 baht/hour (in "gaming" places filled with local kids) to 60 baht/half-hour (2 baht/minute) and up. Most places charge per 15 or 30 minute block, others by the minute. The cheapest and most comfortable places with fast connections, webcam, microphone and Skype, can be found along Huay Kaew Road near the main entrance to Chiangmai University, where the cost is 10-15 Baht per hour.
- Crank Tavern, 3/2 Ratchapakinai Rd. (Near Chiang Mai Gate). Internet is free if you by a drink. They have fast ADSL equipped with Skype and you will be in comfortable surroundings. Also good for bike hire and tours.
- Buddy Internet, 12 Huaykaew Road (Northweast corner of the moat, opposite the Central Department Store), Tel: 053 404 550. Open 08:00-midnight.
As everywhere in Thailand, GPRS/EDGE is a cheap and convenient option to access Internet if you have a laptop and local SIM card. For more details, refer to the Thailand article. |
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