Can we have an updated thread on free WiFi Internet Access points in Patong? (or have I already missed it. I'll edit this message as reports arrive...
One more good freebie added 20-08-2005.
1) Obviously, MTB - but only in evening when the electricity supply is on. Haven't tried it yet.
2) Subway opposite Savoey, Beach Road. Not run by Subway, but the best place to get an Iced coffee and surf. I suspect it's running from the hotel/Internet cafe further inside the same building. 54Mbps, strength very good in Subway. Iced coffee large 80THB or you can hang around the arcade for free (bring own chair
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3) Rios, top of Bangla - Althought they have PCs free for customers ("please limit time to 20 mins"), the WiFi mentioned by Stickman is not in evidence.
4) Savoey Hotel, Beach Road. This is a secured network - maybe for guests? Has anyone stayed there and been given the WiFi key? Post it here....
5) Ocean Plaza has three unsecured networks (101,202,203) - but no connectivity and I haven't the battery power to hang around and crack them.
6) K-Hotel, Rat-U-Thit Road, secured WiFi, visible for some distance.
7) "Wireless" - An unsecure connection visible near Bangkok Bank near corner of Rat-U-Thit and Soi C&N. 11Mbps, limited connectivity.
8) "Basecamp" - Thai Basecamp Guest House, up the soi leading to Royal Paradise Hotel, one block North of Soi C&N; 54Mbps, reception excellent for a couple of blocks in some directions. Several cafes in range, including the hotel's own.
9) "Wireless" - Royal Paradise Hotel, 11Mbps, unencrypted but browsing requires username/password - anyone got? Good day reception as far as Rat-U-Thit
Any more anyone? Hotel network encryption keys etc?