Issan Wireless High Speed Internet

[dannywla]

I am moving into my new home in two weeks. I don't want to buy a computer to leave in thailand, is there a cellular phone which will allow me to hook up to my LCD Monitor to have high speed internet access?

I don't want a phone line, since I only plan on 10 weeks of vacation a year. Any suggestions, its only 5 baht for 20 minutes at the internet cafe.

But I like to surf the internet from my AC room, or in my backyard!!

[Trevor]

High Speed Internet via cellular in Isaan? Dream on, baby.

Try a GPRS modem, but it's dial-up painfully slow.

Otherwise, check around your area for wifi signals. Maybe do a deal (or not) with the source. But would likely need a good antenna / booster. Hawking HW8UDD is good.

[bkk_mike]

High Speed Internet via cellular in Isaan? Dream on, baby.

Try a GPRS modem, but it's dial-up painfully slow.

Otherwise, check around your area for wifi signals. Maybe do a deal (or not) with the source. But would likely need a good antenna / booster. Hawking HW8UDD is good.

It's not that dumb a question now that EVDO has been rolled out by CAT in all the provinces not covered by Hutch CDMA... - i.e. Lots of places upcountry now have faster mobile internet than Bangkok (which is Hutch).

Might be worth finding where the local CAT office is, and asking if there's a way of trying it out, but getting your money back if there's no connection where you're staying...

[sumrit]

High Speed Internet via cellular in Isaan? Dream on, baby.

Try a GPRS modem, but it's dial-up painfully slow.

Otherwise, check around your area for wifi signals. Maybe do a deal (or not) with the source. But would likely need a good antenna / booster. Hawking HW8UDD is good.

It's not that dumb a question now that EVDO has been rolled out by CAT in all the provinces not covered by Hutch CDMA... - i.e. Lots of places upcountry now have faster mobile internet than Bangkok (which is Hutch).

Might be worth finding where the local CAT office is, and asking if there's a way of trying it out, but getting your money back if there's no connection where you're staying...

Good suggestion. I don't know about Chaiyaphum but they have it in Korat and it works very well.

Edited June 8, 2007 by sumrit

[Trevor]

High Speed Internet via cellular in Isaan? Dream on, baby.

Try a GPRS modem, but it's dial-up painfully slow.

Otherwise, check around your area for wifi signals. Maybe do a deal (or not) with the source. But would likely need a good antenna / booster. Hawking HW8UDD is good.

It's not that dumb a question now that EVDO has been rolled out by CAT in all the provinces not covered by Hutch CDMA... - i.e. Lots of places upcountry now have faster mobile internet than Bangkok (which is Hutch).

Might be worth finding where the local CAT office is, and asking if there's a way of trying it out, but getting your money back if there's no connection where you're staying...

Highly unlikely to get a free trial in Thailand. And the OP only needs it for 10 weeks. Thanks for mentioning EV-DO though -- has anyone actually signed up to this service?

[MrWizard]

I am also interested for the region Chaiyaphum, also about the costs