I'm coming back to Bangkok in December. I am also looking to buy a mini laptop to bring with me. I am wondering. How easy it will be to get FREE Wifi in and around Bangers. When i say FREE. I dont mind buying a coffee if i can use the internet there. Any info appreciated.

lots and lots of places, however with the new law regarding logging of all internet activity, be prepared to have your passport on you as it will become required to be able to get access.

How about totally FREE with no coffee?

How about totally FREE with no coffee?

http://www.joneslanglasalle.co.th/en-GB/pr...lrahimPlace.htm

There was one open Wifi, and pretty sure you could pick up the signal if you sit on one of the Au Bon Pain table, or even outside the building.

Try to get an access to the Green Bangkok Wifi:

http://www.truewifi.net/en/promotion/green_bangkok.htm

http://services.trueinternet.co.th/greenbk...egister1_en.php

How about totally FREE with no coffee?

You'll have had your tea then? :-)

How about totally FREE with no coffee?

http://www.joneslanglasalle.co.th/en-GB/pr...lrahimPlace.htm

There was one open Wifi, and pretty sure you could pick up the signal if you sit on one of the Au Bon Pain table, or even outside the building.

Try to get an access to the Green Bangkok Wifi:

http://www.truewifi.net/en/promotion/green_bangkok.htm

http://services.trueinternet.co.th/greenbk...egister1_en.php

Cool. Do you know if there is something similar in Chiang Mai?

lots and lots of places, however with the new law regarding logging of all internet activity, be prepared to have your passport on you as it will become required to be able to get access.

Not exactly enforceable especially with the amount of open wifi hot spots around the city.

Not exactly enforceable especially with the amount of open wifi hot spots around the city.

Having an open wifi access point will in fact be illegal! Fines up to 500,000 Baht.

Guess it won't be long before the coppers will find netstumbler and go war driving

Not sure they would know how to use netstumbler....

Not sure they would know how to use netstumbler....

Let alone airsnort and many others

I'll go today to Black Canyon sometimes and take my laptop with me! Will see what will going on with logging there!

Let you guys know after I'm back in the evening!

Cheers.

Teasted the Starbucks Cafe at Seri Thai Road today and found you can just use the WiFi without to produce or even show the ID-Card or Passport.

May that will change after some time. Will test sometimes again on the same Cafe.

Cheers.

Teasted the Starbucks Cafe at Seri Thai Road today and found you can just use the WiFi without to produce or even show the ID-Card or Passport.

May that will change after some time. Will test sometimes again on the same Cafe.

Cheers.

Assuming you used your True login, you've already provided ID.

Teasted the Starbucks Cafe at Seri Thai Road today and found you can just use the WiFi without to produce or even show the ID-Card or Passport.

May that will change after some time. Will test sometimes again on the same Cafe.

Cheers.

Assuming you used your True login, you've already provided ID.

No, I don't used MY TRUE log on! It's just an open WiFi! Just for Fun, I'll go tomorrow evening to the Suvarnabhumi Airport and the check the WiFi there. Would ber interesting?!

Cheers.

Strange. As far as I know, Starbucks does not have open wi-fi - they have KSC Hotspot, which has been actively promoting the new law on the login page for months now - and then you have to log-in - and they have an agreement with True to provide access to their network. I use a number of Starbucks locations for access and always get the same login page.

Khon Kaen airport. Free WiFi for all!!

Not exactly enforceable especially with the amount of open wifi hot spots around the city.

Having an open wifi access point will in fact be illegal! Fines up to 500,000 Baht.

Guess it won't be long before the coppers will find netstumbler and go war driving

Most of these "protected" wireless access points can be broken into within a matter of seconds, with no ID required obviously..

How about totally FREE with no coffee?

Check out Green Bangkok Wi-Fi. I picked up a free card at Central department store and have gotten decent (but not great) wi-fi speeds at various places throughout Bangkok. Fast enough to get emails, usually better. http://www.truewifi.net/th/promotion/green_bangkok.htm

How about totally FREE with no coffee?

Check out Green Bangkok Wi-Fi. I picked up a free card at Central department store and have gotten decent (but not great) wi-fi speeds at various places throughout Bangkok. Fast enough to get emails, usually better. http://www.truewifi.net/th/promotion/green_bangkok.htm

I believe they provide 64 kbps, so the speed is comparable to many adsl services in Thailand

How about totally FREE with no coffee?

Check out Green Bangkok Wi-Fi. I picked up a free card at Central department store and have gotten decent (but not great) wi-fi speeds at various places throughout Bangkok. Fast enough to get emails, usually better. http://www.truewifi.net/th/promotion/green_bangkok.htm

I believe they provide 64 kbps, so the speed is comparable to many adsl services in Thailand

As my hero Homer Simpson would say, "ha, it's funny cuz it's true!"

Gulliver's Soi 5 has a good open (used to be) wifi connection, fast enough for me to remote desktop my server in Germany.

Sitting at the back of the cafe in the Landmark near Asia Books can get you a connection, but it can be quite flakey. An old Landmark keycard from a previous trip gets you left alone.

The Amari on Soi 5 also has(d) lobby wifi, if you look respectable they assume you belong there.

Coffee world near soi 4 advertised free wifi too but I never got it to work flakey staff there.

Used to be able to pick up a free signal from the Marriott at the Starbucks opposite.

If they ever get wifi at the Beirgarten I'll move in permanently.

Strange. As far as I know, Starbucks does not have open wi-fi - they have KSC Hotspot, which has been actively promoting the new law on the login page for months now - and then you have to log-in - and they have an agreement with True to provide access to their network. I use a number of Starbucks locations for access and always get the same login page.

Correct. You can buy a card at the counter. But you first have to register (including passport number) before you can use it ...

I've seen ads for TOT Wifi at McDonalds ... very cheap ... like 600 baht for 400(!) hours.

Also here you might find some hints:

http://www.stickmanweekly.com/WiFi/Thailan...nternetWiFi.htm

I've seen ads for TOT Wifi at McDonalds ... very cheap ... like 600 baht for 400(!) hours.

I'm pretty certain that McCafe at McDonalds provides free wi-fi. Certainly free at CP Tower on Silom and at Amarin near the Erawan intersection.

Most of these "protected" wireless access points can be broken into within a matter of seconds, with no ID required obviously..

Hi TopDogger

Ho you do that in a matter of seconds? Cracking a protected wifi is not that easy as far I know. You may grab data packets to break the key but takes quite a long if there is not enough traffic.

Do you have any trick to break those codes that you could share with us?

Edited August 27, 200817 yr by johnnok

Whats the chances of picking up Wifi in the country. Maybe around Lampung near Chiang Mai?Or is there an prepay thing that i can sign up for?

Do you have any trick to break those codes that you could share with us?

you might want to look around aireplay that comes with aircrack suite.

however this is only working for WEP wich is totally outdated and complicated to remember the password/key , WPA until this day has only one vulnerability wich finds its source between the keyboard and the chair, it's vulnerable to dictionnary attacks so choose words in another language, mix them, change them and you got a total secure wifi.

Most of your hospital's have wifi hot spots for free and in most places you can even get coffee. Try Bangkok Group Hospitals excellant signals.

There must be some kind of Prepay or pay as you go internet. Or is it a case of TIT?

"http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Prepay+wifi+bangkok&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a"

copy n paste. (I hope)

Go to Stickmans website. He has a link to every free WI-fi place in town.