Internet Queries

[steveg]

G'day,

I'm heading to Kunming in Feb and was wondering what the internet service is like there, or in equivalent places. I guess speed isn't a massive issue, I just require a service where I can have a large download usage.

For those of you who are in China now, if you wouldn't mind listing your (for my interest and that of others in the future)...

Type of plan: (ADSL/Cable etc.)

Cost of your plan:

Download speeds: (kb/s)

Allowed bandwidth usage per month:

Other fees: Set up?

Thanks guys

[zengshu]

IN JiangXi China telecom

Type:LAN

Cost of your plan: 200RMB/5month or 60RMB/month

Download speeds: 0~5M(kb/s)

Allowed bandwidth usage per month:No limit

Other fees: No

ShangHai :

Type:ADSL

Cost of your plan: 600RMB/Half year

Download speeds: 0~120(kb/s)

Allowed bandwidth usage per month:No limit

Other fees: No

[Senzhi]

Here you go for Shantou, Guangdong (but I guess it'll be similar everywhere in China, at least where internet is available ... don't forget some local areas still don't have electricity).

Type of plan: ADSL (China Telecom)

Cost of your plan: Honestly forgot somewhere between RMB 1500-2000 annually

Download speeds: 3M = 240 Kbytes/s

Allowed bandwidth usage per month: no limits

Other fees: a deposit for the modem/phone, around RMB 300 (I think )

[Rincewind]

I'm in the north east, so it's cheaper than the big cities.

Type of plan: ADSL (CNC)

Cost of your plan: 800 per year or 1200 for two years.

Download speeds: 2Mbits/sec

Allowed bandwidth usage per month: No limit

Other fees: Chap comes to the house and does the setup for you. You have to pay for the modem though it's not expensive.

Type of plan: Broadband (in my office)

Cost of your plan: 300 per year

Download speeds: 256Kbits/sec

Allowed bandwidth usage per month: No limit

Other fees: Chap comes to the house and does the setup for you. You have to pay for the modem though it's not expensive.

[mr.stinky]

in kunming with china telecom:

annual fee, no limit, ADSL, speed = 2M: 960 RMB

the setup fee (i believe) is 58 rmb, which will give you installation and a modem.

(note: the guy who does the install shows up on a pink girls' bike with white basket,

has 100m of used phone line and a canvas bag containing a hammer and a screwdriver.

he will be unable to plug in a power drill, will attempt to put the drill bit in backwards,

then will try to drill through glass. good luck.)

(note 2: the install guy doesn't know the ip address or how to get you online, he just

does the wiring. the next guy that comes out may have that, or may show up to tell you

you need the ip address in order to set up your configuration, then will call a third guy

to come out...........)

other fees....

change of address: 58 rmb

change of name on the contract: 10 rmb (this is when you want to change the address,

but don't have your ex-girlfriend's id card, whose name is on the contract, cause she set

it up for you cause you were new here, but they won't let you change the address without

it, but for 10 rmb, you can change the name and you don't need the id card, and then for

another 58 rmb you can change the address)

[jiaozi]

Whatever you do, don't use China TieTong. Their connection is off or clogged too often. Even though they're cheaper, it's not worth saving a little money for a service that doesn't work.