Saturday, December 16, 2006

Tell me Cost of access at Internet Cafes

Recently I got to talk ot a Internet Cafe operator form Mexico & Indonesia. I checked out with them what is rater for per hour of Internet Access in Internet Cafes, Suprisingly It was almost the same as charged in India ie approx equal to 0.45 US Dollar per hour !

There are some similar traits in these three countries

  • All are part of developing economies
  • Have high density population
  • Most of the people depend heavily on shared Interent Access places & Interent cafes/ Telecentre remains a popular model
  • Internet Cafe operators share the same dilemma, stiff competition due to cut throat pricing.
It will be interesting to know whats the state in other countries? So dear readers help me post the cost of access in your country in the comment box inthis format :

Example :
Prague, Czech Republic, USD 2.00
source : http://www.digitalgrabber.com/digital_lifestyle/the_strange_and_twisted_world_of_internet_cafes.html


I will compile it into a neat table . below

Lets hope it will throw up some interesting insights!

5 comments:

ApiAp said...

USD 1.75, North London , UK
Dec 2006
http://www.digitalgrabber.com/digital_lifestyle/the_strange_and_twisted_world_of_internet_cafes_2.html

Mangaliso Jere said...

MWK 300 per hour ( USD 1.8) to MWK 600 per hour ( USD 3.6). Cost of banwidth is going down as well for broadband 64/32( down/up) Its around 207USD ( MWK 34500). In about six month the latter should be slashed to around USD 150.
Malawi is a place to be

ApiAp said...

Taiwan NT60 ( USD 1.80) , Jan 2007
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-eastasia.asp?parentid=60432

ApiAp said...

http://blog.wirearchy.com/blog/_archives/2007/1/21/2669948.html

NY City - $12.80

London - 1.78

Paris - 4.86

Prague - 3.31

Istanbul - 1.50

New Delhi - 0.45

Tokyo - 3.41

Sidney - 2.21

Baghdad - 0.68

Capetown - 1.60

Lagos - 0.77

Rio - 3.71

Lima - 0.38

Mexico City - 1.39

ashish said...

Lebanon IL 2000 (USD 1.43)
July 2007
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=25&article_id=83464#