I love Internet Cafes. The dingier they are, the better for me. When I travel that is one of the first things I like to do, to scout for "my perfect" Internet Cafe. Is there someone else who has a fettish like this? I am currently in an Internet Cafe that is crammed space-wise, using about every spare square inch of space. It is in a shopping area frequented by Filipino people in an old shopping district of Dubai. The ambience is fantastic, congenial, and uplifting. Which is amazing for me, as usually I do not have a good tolerance for noise, but this is a nice kind of noise, along droning wavelenghts. The computer is in good working order. Not slow, but not super fast. On LAN high-speed internet connection. the keyboard has seen better days, but is clean, and alphabet letters have been posted over the keys for English, as they must have been fading. Every Internet station is enclosed with two sides with advertisements on them for Western Union. And my station has a huge number as well. Extremely well organized! I really like coming here when I am in Dubai, as it is fun and a nice experience. Sort of along clubby lines. In Vancouver I had two Internet Cafes in July/August, much more expensive, but also well organized. The one was owned by a Korean Family, and they were extremely proud of the equipment, all of which was state of the art and extremely well organized. The other Internet Cafe was part of a computer equipment sales and repair shop.
Would love to hear about other's experiences with Internet Cafes.
Since I have a MacBook, I usually look for free Hotspots (I mean... free on purpose 
). When I have to visit an Internet Café, I try to use my MacBook there.
Personally, I don't like Internet Cafés - the worst thing of them is, as I experienced it, that the cliche, smelling felt-hair WoW (or any WoW rip-off) player sits there instead of sitting in front of his computer at home 
Well, I've never been in Internet Cafe, so I can't tell anything about them. I just don't need them at all when i had been 2 turkey
it cost 15 minutes 2USD
30 minutes 4USD
1 Hour 6USD
too much !!~!
it's really cheap in Dubai. Vancouver however was relatively expensive, and taught me to be more productive and economical with my computer time.
More people have been asking me whether the Internet Café business is still a good investment in here the Philippines. it was a lucrative industry back in the early year when broadband connectivity was scarce and unlimited dial-up service still costs Php5,000 a month.now the net café business has even expanded to online gaming to which most net café owners admit rakes in the bigger share of their monthly revenues. imagine internet cafe helps a lot here mostly the students for there research and other matters for 15php per hour and 5php for printing , the average users in the internet cafe is half the population in there place according to other people.good buiseness anaway my first jobs is to manage internet cafe ill been working for 2 years it was great and big experience to that.
The internet cafe is something different from the computer on your desktop. I mean people are there to enjoy the smelly atmosphere and the noisy environment. The price is not a problem, because I know there are a lot of internet cafes around, and the price will be very low in some communities.
But i love to play computer games or surf the internet at home.
I used to go to internet cafes a lot, years ago. now, i only go when i don't have any options left. they're fine. but surfing at home is so much better.
There is very few Internet Cafe here in France 
when I was just introduced to the internet I used cafes...since I got my own system at home...I cannot imagine using a cafe. cause they hardly clean like the mouse and keyboard and there are sooo many users!
I've never used a cafe before since I have a PC at home and a laptop while at school, so I've never really had the need. I heard that around me they charge a lot of money per hour though.
Internet Cafe's here are more like "gaming sites". You'd look like a dweeb if you're searching Google while everyone else is playing WoW or something.
Internet cafe is mainly visited by those LAN gamers..
I always visit it too:)
Well, I don't use Internet cafes for several reasons:
- Internet Cafes here are not secure enough, there are malicious malware in their systems as well as there are trojans ready to trace your data.
- Internet cafes are bit expensive, so they'll eat your money in minutes.
But sometimes, Internet cafes are useful, when:
- You forget to pay your internet bills and the ISP decides to suspend your subscription.
- You are traveling and there's no wireless connection available or you are out site the ISP reachable area so you cannot use your dialup.
- You don't have internet connection at all, but you are avid internet surfer.
I have used Internet Cafes when I travel to another city, since I need to do something and I can't count with my own connection. I think the perfect Internet Cafe to me is the nearest to the hotel or to the place I have to go.
One thing I've never tried is using public internet at airports of shopping malls. Usually I'm so tired and willing to flight, that I have no much intention to use my laptop. Or I'm on shopping stage so I don't bring my laptop at all.
I know Internet Cafes are unsecure, but, I don't do bank transactions from them, and, who could want to take my e-mail password? to see the junk I receive everyday? ha, ha, ha.
However I always check the browser doesn't store mi login and password. I don't care much about my e-mail accounts, but I prefer not giving it so easy to anyone.
I don't really like going to Internet Cafe's when I'm on a trip.
I used one when I was on vacation in Russia, because I had something important to do that I forgot before the trip.
I work with a computer all the time, so I prefer not to use it on my vacations 
I sometimes still visit internet cafes.
Here, in my country, lot's of internet cafes exist. the cost is about US$0.3~0.6/hour. Sadly the bad is terrible, It's not uncommon that you got 7~15kBps download speed....
Few days ago I was smending a lot of time on internet c@fes ... I lost lot of school hours just sitting there (even that I had my own PC and internet at home)... but now ... I don't have a time for this ... maybe it's because of my age now 
| ptfrances wrote: |
| There is very few Internet Cafe here in France |
Probably because you have real cafes, where people go out and actually talk to one another.When I lived in London (for about 2 months in college) the hostel where I stayed was right next door to an internet cafe called Ehello. Loved it! The people who owned it were really nice... I remember sending many drunk emails home to my family, after spending several hours at Bootsy Brogan's (also down the street), drinking pints of guiness w/ my friends.
Internet Cafe? hmm there;re not big here. well We have Starbucks.
They're not actually cafes, half the time. They don't sell coffee, they sell time at a computer with access to the Internet.
I like internet cafes when they are not pricey and the computers are good I know of a good one in Cambodia :p lmao how do you beat off to p0rn in an internet café?
:p
cafes here are so cheap already, its like 5php an hour, wth, but still i like surfing at home than outside
| TurtleShell wrote: |
| They're not actually cafes, half the time. They don't sell coffee, they sell time at a computer with access to the Internet. |
Thanks that is correct. They may have a fridge on the one side with some water and pop in it, and perhaps some crisps. The one I am using in Dubai does not have space for anything. Every available cm is used for a station. A tight fit, but comfy and nice.
I think the places that do sell coffee are more on a wireless basis where you bring your laptop and can play on your own computer.The internet cafes here in the USA are usually for online gaming.
Internet connectivity is so common here now; I get speeds of nearly 1000kbps down and 700kbps up for $20 a month at home.
As for mobile access, I use the global "linksys" network for internet on the go. Just pull into a neighborhood, and sweep for unencrypted networks, connect, temporarily botch their connection so that no one else can see you, and enjoy! Here there are 4 cafe. I Like those one with more space and less rush around.
Here there are 4 cafe. I Like those one with more space and less rush around.
Here there are 4 cafe. I Like those one with more space and less rush around.
I have been to or used an Internet Cafe, before i have thenet at the house here I used to go to the local library for my internet access. Now I have high speed in the home so there is no need to go anywhere else
