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Broadband being already installed is rare.. in fact so rare I doubt you would find it in anything less than full on serviced apartments that run to the high end of costs (40k or so)..

Normal Thai homes having even a tel line is not so easy on short term rents (landlords get stuck with a big bill after you have left).. And in some areas getting a tel line fitted is impossible as the exchanges are overloaded as it is and they physically dont have any more points left in the junction boxes.. My buddy 'sold' his 2 lines for 10k each and he could have got a fair bit more from a guesthouse on Nanai2 that simply had no phone or fax..

Internet runs from about 500 baht for 256/128 as the cheapest option I know of up to 10's of thousands for a service that has minimum service levels.. My 1024/256 package is 1000 baht and thats common with TOT lines.. The service is not that good and expect it to have downtime..

Pairing the harware line and a better ISP like CS Lox info or JI net runs you between 2 - 3k per month.. I thought the speeds were higher but Nickes reply in the other thread seems to be that its not much better than mine..

3 months ago when this TOT gold cyber package was launched it was 400kbps +- and fairly consistant.. now they have signed 1000's of people up and use the same bandwidth and its dropped.. less than 100kbps is the norm now..

My buddy was on a TT&T line and hinet ISP also a cheapie package at 1000 baht per month.. his speeds were a measured 1.1 mbps and consistant 600 - 800.. They only offered this package for a while and my theory is that left only a handful of people in this area on the contention...

A buddy of mine trades online and needs large data connetions.. He has some special arrangements with JI to keep him on a 5:1 contention package, I will find out what he pays..

10k doesnt get a whole lot in the 'apartment' stakes.. stuff around at this price level but not too much..

You might try getting your name down at Wet willies and Marcels apartments.. 13k for a single bed and wireless internet provided from downstairs.. a good wireless NIC (or expernal antenna) might work from your apartment..