lap top

[louis crawley 0]

well looks like theres plenty of advise re laptops

 

please could you tell me does internet wireless access work in pataya ? do you have to be in a certain part . my friend says he has used a wire before and accesed the web .....

 

is this could this really work or do you need a connection

 

 

louis uk

 

 

louiscrawley@yahoo.com

[picoman 1]

Many hotels have WiFi... I think that's what you ask.

 

If you stay on Soi 13, chances are you can pick up free signals, I did on my last trip by sitting close to the window.

 

[Gary 4,119]

My IBM has WiFi and bluetooth built in. I always take a look to see if there are any WiFi signals available. Many are now being password protected so you won't be able to use the protected ones anyways. If there are no usable signals, I turn on my phone's bluetooth and hook up using GPRS. I use AIS 1-2 Call. It's slow but usually works OK. WiFi is great and many places offer it free to their customers. It's much faster than GPRS.

[bangkapiboy 5]

I hear there are some programs to crack the pw protected signals. Anyone know about that?

[fi33er 1]

louis crawley

my brother lives in patts he uses hutch wireless at home he lives on the other side of the sukumvit road and it works ok there not sure of costs though

 

fi33er

[vidman 2]

You will get a better wifi signal if you buy a usb wifi dongle. Use this regardless whether you have an in-built one.

 

Some web sites give instructions for a signal booster if you make a homemade satelite type dish made of a wok with a hole in the middle of it for the dongle (via a usb extension cable). I have been doing a few experiments and still havent got it exactly right but will keep u updated. You have to do a few physics calculations to obtain the optimum focusing distance of the wok!!!!!

 

Alternatively, use ais (1 to call) net sim in your mobile phone.(approx 750baht from ais tuk com) You can connect this to your laptop via blue tooth or the usb phone cable that came with your phone. Sony have a net connection software programme that is easy to use. Once connected you use internet as you would normally. The connection speed aint fast but its reasonable. 300baht per month for 40hours online. You must put another 300baht in each month tho. If you dont use your time up you can still carry your credit on to the next month for calls tho.

[LocalYokul 217]

the built-in WLAN in my laptop is better than a USB attachment

 

yes, I have tried both

 

and don't use AIS for GPRS, my dTac sim has unlimited GPRS at NO extra cost

 

 

 

and I have tried all TrueMove, and AIS, DTAC is simply free

 

 

 

even for a pre-paid account

[Gary 4,119]

the built-in WLAN in my laptop is better than a USB attachment

 

yes, I have tried both

 

and don't use AIS for GPRS, my dTac sim has unlimited GPRS at NO extra cost

and I have tried all TrueMove, and AIS, DTAC is simply free

even for a pre-paid account

 

I hate to think that I partially agree with BHY but the WiFi built into my IBM laptop is MUCH better than USB plug in.

 

I don't use the GPRS a lot but I do subscribe to AIS 1-2 Call by the month. They automatically take about 53 baht per month from my pre-paid credit for 6 hours of time. I check my email with my cell phone and when I have my laptop with me I can hook up to the Internet from anywhere in the country. Dial *138 to setup an account and buy time. There are several options available in the English language. Dial *139 to check your time balance. I think D-Tac charges the standard pre-paid phone rate for GPRS if you don't have a package. ??

 

I used my friends Hutch a few times when I was in Pattaya. Their coverage isn't great (no coverage up country) but it is fine in Bangkok and Pattaya. It is better than GPRS but still nothing to brag about.

[vidman 2]

Obviously in-built wlan will vary from notebook to notebook depending on the position on the motherboard etc. If you get a good signal (i.e not stealinga signal from the guy half-way down the street) then great ,but if you are having probs then consider the following

 

 

http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/

[LocalYokul 217]

"agree with BHY"

 

;-}

 

and I also agree with VidMan, if you've got some shite LapTop, then maybe the USB plug-in will work better