Pattaya Plans Free WiFi At 1000 Spots

Pattaya city has contracted with an online service provider to open more than1,000 free WiFi service spots, to increase the city’s worldwide tourist attraction potential. Users will be granted 5 hours of internet access in renewable three-month periods.

PATTAYA – August 28, 2012 [PDN]; at Pattaya City Hall, an announcement was made by Pattaya mayor Mr. Ittipol Khumpluem that the city will create 1,000 free WiFi locations.

The deal was contracted with Mr. Charern Limkangwanmongkol, the leader of True Online commercial service group, True Corporation, who signed an MOU contract to open free WiFi in Pattaya. Also on hand as a witness was Mr. Pakorn Sukonthachart, the permanent secretary of Pattaya.

The service will be offered through the TrueMove H wireless network, at the highest speed of 2 Megabytes.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2012/08/29/pattaya-plans-free-wifi-at-1000-spots/

--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2012-08-29

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Wasn't there a free wifi service a few years ago?

Wasn't there a free wifi service a few years ago?

A few years ago they set up a kind of hotspot system but was not free.

AFAIK it is still up and running in the area enclosed by Beach Road, 2nd Road and, South Pattaya Road and North Pattaya Road.

5 hours per 3 months.....means a whopping 3.33 minutes per day or maybe 10 minutes per day if you stay 30 days. It's just another gesture of whatever. Anyway, City Hall can state now that they offer free wifi in the city.

Internet cafe's, hotels and other places offering paid-internet don't have to be afraid of any competition.

Residents and tourists can use the free WiFi for 5 hours per 3 months, by registering through the page of WiFi True Move H in Pattaya. They will receive a password on the page, and would register again every three months.

True Corporation is confident that the service would facilitate visitors and the people in Pattaya, to fulfill the image of Pattaya as an IT city to compete with other world class tourism cities.

yes.. the image of an IT city.. for 5 hours every 3 months anyways

and the mayor knows just the right contractors to use I bet....ones that like tea!

the Mercedes garage are rubbing their hands with glee