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| Thread ID: 83146 | 2007-09-20 23:22:00 | Running an internet cafe. | jason_f90 (3544) | PC World Chat |
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| 593375 | 2007-09-21 05:48:00 | There was a very comprehensive thread on this topic a couple of years back. It would be well worth searching for it. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 593376 | 2007-09-21 06:13:00 | Well you know what it's like when you go to a slack-arsed, sloppily managed internet cafe. You tell yourself, "I can run a place 10x better than this s***hole". And robbyp, I understand the point you make. Peoples average income in NZ is adequate enough for them to have their own computer with a good internet connection. As a matter of fact, I spent some time in Malaysia and the Philippines where peoples income are several times lower than ours. Internet cafes over there are booming and seem to be "prospering". Thanks for the tips anyway. Maybe you could look at some sort of wi-fi hot spot feature. Many people these days have portable computers or handheld internet devices, and these are becoming more common, and their aren't really all that many hot spots around like there are overseas. |
rogerp (6864) | ||
| 593377 | 2007-09-21 06:15:00 | Yeah I'm 99% sure Telstra clear has cables running in the area (Ilam) ;] Orcon's FS UP/FS Down + 100GB cap @ $179/month looks like the sweet spot. :Q Telstra doesn't have cables in that area of christchurch I would have thought that an ISP that offers good speeds & free local traffic would be good, xnet perhaps? |
V1sta (6614) | ||
| 593378 | 2007-09-21 07:37:00 | I've seen some units close by available for rent though there is always the possibility of running it in my garage lol? I would chat with your local council before you even waste another thought about that avenue..... | Scouse (83) | ||
| 593379 | 2007-09-21 07:58:00 | I noticed that my local bus terminal top up place has a couple of comps running on Antamedia (http://www.antamedia.com/) software. From what I've seen, they give you a password and login with that. When you have five mins left there is a warning beep and such. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 593380 | 2007-09-21 08:33:00 | I never used to go to the net cafe until I saw a sign saying "6 hours $20 multiplayer Call of Duty....free coffee." That was me! I still go to them if I have time off work, normally the same guys show up, The game room was actually seperate from the normal net cafe by partition walls although they could also join the game from their side. |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 593381 | 2007-09-21 09:34:00 | There was a very comprehensive thread on this topic a couple of years back. It would be well worth searching for it. pressf1.pcworld.co.nz |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 593382 | 2007-09-21 10:41:00 | I've seen some units close by available for rent though there is always the possibility of running it in my garage lol? I would chat with your local council before you even waste another thought about that avenue..... Aww my loss then ;[ Just wondering, if any of you have gone to Battlelink in Chch; what kind of software do they run? Seems to be pretty tight. |
jason_f90 (3544) | ||
| 593383 | 2007-09-21 11:19:00 | Use nLite to install Windows. It saves you tweaking settings on each PC manually. :) Just install windows on 1 PC, and make clones of the drive for the rest probably even faster that way and you can change product key etc afterwards |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 593384 | 2007-09-21 11:48:00 | has anyone else noticed how over the years as broadband has spread most of the internet cafes have disappeared? possibly a sign of something if you try to run open office, your average noob customer would come asking for MSoffice, even though openoffice is dead easy. and doesn't canterbury uni have it's own computers and stuff? up here at auckland we have a whole damn building full of computers with internet access, plus the several engineering and science deparment labs - and i've seen people using the near 100% wifi coverage to have laptop lans between lectures, and sometimes during :lol: point being it seems to me that you're competing with a free service (with the exception of gaming, but that would be a small market and you better have all the machines properly patched and networked) |
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