10 September 2008

Net Cafes

10 September 2008 | Aurelius

Are there net cafes in Canberra?

Or cafes that have wireless hotpoints? (Someone asked me the other day, but I couldn’t think of any locations, since all the ones I know of are closed down).

The yellow pages is pretty sparse for this category. So I thought I’d check with the hivemind, and see what is known around town?

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iCanberran12:58 pm 11 Sep 08

There a cafe in Manuka that has wireless and several others around Canberra that offer it (though they don’t know that:). All Mcdonalds have Telstra WiFi if you don’t mind paying $5 per 15mins.
There are internet kisosks and browsing areas at the Tuggeranong Hyperdome and Canberra Centre which are a little less expensive but they are hotspots for keyloggers (little devices that record keystrokes that are attached between keyboard and computer) so don’t go doing any banking or share trading on them.
There also great wireless near Parliament house. Park near the Reps entry and log on, just be discrete and honest when the AFP kick in your window.

Loquaciousness12:06 pm 11 Sep 08

Davo111 said :

pancake parlour

(i’m 90% sure – but never used it myself.)

Yep – they used to have internet, but I haven’t been there in about a year. I can only presume that they still do.

Davo11110:35 am 11 Sep 08

pancake parlour

(i’m 90% sure – but never used it myself.)

Loquaciousness10:12 am 11 Sep 08

StrangeAttractor said :

A cafe in Manuka that has a wireless access point, I think it’s Caphs, or maybe My Cafe, not sure, and google street view’s not helping 🙁

I don’t know the name of the place, but I’ve been there. They get very dirty if you sit there for an hour on a single cup of tea, though 😛

Oh, and there’s Askel Girl in Gungahlin.

eggman9:17 am 11 Sep 08

There are about 10 pcs and a wifi hotspot near coffee club in Tuggers. Not sure how much it costs.

andym7:55 am 11 Sep 08

Lachlan Court cafe on Brisbane Avenue did/does offer wireless.

StrangeAttractor9:43 pm 10 Sep 08

A cafe in Manuka that has a wireless access point, I think it’s Caphs, or maybe My Cafe, not sure, and google street view’s not helping 🙁

ant9:33 pm 10 Sep 08

Starbucks wireless in the US was bloody expensive. It was through T mobile and was definitely not something you’d use a lot of. (mutter).

This is a useful topic.

molongloid8:46 pm 10 Sep 08

There are some free (aka unsecured) ones at the Dickson shops. That’s all I’m saying. 🙂

Felix the Cat7:19 pm 10 Sep 08

gargamel said :

What about ACT Libraries?

Last time I went into the Civic library all I could find were screens with ‘out of order’ signs stuck to them though.

Must be in cahoots with the petrol companies…

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