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【HK】Internet access in HK…

No matter you are a local or a traveler in HK, if you don’t need 24x7 daily internet access, if you just need to check your email a couple of hours a day or even once every couple of days, maybe the following might work for you as it’s working for me…Free internet access

There are actually places in HK that offers free internet access as long as you know where to find them… Of ‘coz some of these place excise constraints as to what you can download or even where you can surf but if you have a laptop like I do, then the IFC in central or the airport are some of the best choices for you ‘coz its free there and there’s no constraints (as far as I’m aware of at this moment) and thus your only constraint would be how long could your battery last, that’s all…Mine last 2 hrs, thus I would usually reply all my emails offline and type out the blogs that I would like to send out at home on ac power, thus I’m usually only retrieving emails, surfing the net and amending my blogs when I’m in IFC… This arrangement works very well for me ‘coz I’m the kind that once concentrating on something, would forget the time and thus with the battery running out, it would distract me from the computer and thus assist me in better managing my time as I’ve got only limited amount of time to work in… But if you are traveling in HK and didn’t have a laptop with you, you could actually access your emails from pacific coffee and starbucks (found almost all over HK) but of ‘coz you would have to first buy a drink…

The other place where you can go would be the libraries… Most (if not all) libraries in HK offer free internet access via the library computer but of ‘coz there’s constraint as to where you can surf and what you can download… You can also bring your own laptop to the library for free internet access but do remember to bring a broadband cable with you and the best thing about using your own laptop in the library is that you are allowed to plug-in your laptop, thus you would be able to work all day as long as you remember to bring your power cords…. But the disadvantage of working in the library is, remember its the library and thus library rules such as no eating, no drinking, staying quiet and etc applies… If you are comfortable in libraries and to avoid disappointments of no available slots, try the central library in causeway bay which is the biggest in HK… Remember to check the opening hours before going… But if you are the kind that needs to eat and drink while working, then maybe library would not be your best choice…Prepaid internet card

Actually several ISP in HK offers mobile broadband in HK and my favorite is this prepaid internet access card that just been released… Payment for most mobile broadband services in HK is via credit cards and offered in places such as MacDonald, KFC, starbucks, pacific coffee and etc… But for those of us who feel uncomfortable using credit card over the internet in such open areas, we could actually purchase this prepaid card from 7-eleven… There are 2 kinds of cards offered by PCCW, one 24hr card @ HK$20 and the other 30-day card @ HK178… I would usually keep a card with me as a backup but if I foresee that I would actually be needing internet access for more that 8 days consecutively, then I would get a 30-day card instead of a 24-hr card… But actually up to this moment, I’ve yet foresee this need….Thus traveling in HK, you no longer need to control yourself due to hotel high internet cost… Hopefully this information would be useful to you as its been to me…

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