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steve_c · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject: Internet service availability

I'll be coming to Taiwan in the next couple of months and was wondering if hi-speed internet service is commonly available in apartments in most areas of the island, or is it limited to the larger cities? In particular, I'm thinking of the east coast, such as Yilan County.

I used the search feature but wasn't able to find any information about this.

Thanks for any information you can provide.

BJ · Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 173

ADSL is available by the local phone company in most cities/towns, unless you live in a village then modems only. CAble is also available in most towns.

steve_c · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject:

Thank you.

TaoyuanSteve · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 1028 Location: Taoyuan

Taiwan has some of the fastest internet connectivity at some of the lowest prices on the planet. You'll like it here.

cspitzig · Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 56

TaoyuanSteve · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 1028 Location: Taoyuan

I'm not so sure about the village comment, either. My friend is married to an aboriginal Taiwanese, lives in a small village in Alishan, and has a blazing fast fiber optic connection! Cool

craigzy · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 87 Location: taichung

TaoyuanSteve · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 1028 Location: Taoyuan

BJ · Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 173

A village, small hamlet, group of housing away from a main population centre. Why do people always want exact answers when the possibility of giving one with appropriate definitions are either impossible to give, or run into the absurd in minute detail.
The further away from a main city the more costly to run fibre optics? i.e. City centres more likely to have access than the outskirts of a city, bring that down to a micro level.
If its a village in the rear end of no where what chances are there. What are the chances of you living in a national park with your nearest neighbour some 20 km away? You may be lucky, you might pay through the nose to get your line, it all depends where the lines go to
For all intense and purposes the bigger the place the more chance of faster connections.

moonshine · Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Posts: 60

how about temporary wireless for my nb? anyone know how I can hook up for a few days on a short holiday?

can I make arrangements at the airport? or what?

I was there earlier this year and went over to Starbucks where a my nb found a connection but the site had only limited English and I wasn't able to negotiate thru it enough to make a requested payment and attain a connection.

This is truly important to me to be able to have internet access so please do offer any suggestions you have!

Thanks!

MomCat · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 297

Moonshine,

You can buy a card at Starbucks. 300ntd for 360 min. When you first put in the id and pin there will be a link to English on the site.

I believe there is also service at McDonalds. I haven't used it but was told it was free.

This site should also have more options:
http://ipass.jiwire.com/

Cat

moonshine · Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Posts: 60

BigWally · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject:

here in Kaohsiung there is just one place to use the internet, you typically need to line up weeks in advance to have a chance...there are only 3 connections available and they are all 14.4 dial up modem service.... Twisted Evil

MomCat · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 297

BigWally,

Are you referring to an Internet Cafe? I think Moonshine wants a wifi connection to use with his/her own laptop. There are almost 100 places listed in Kaoshiung on the wifi finder page. They include McD's, KFC, Dante Coffee and Starbucks.

Cat

BigWally · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:38 am Post subject:

nah....i was just foolin' around....i actually have 10MB/sec Fiber Optic Cable Internet in my apartment here...its ridiculously fast