Shanghai

Booming City, Slow Net. I've stayed in two Shanghai hotels on this trip. Both promised broadband Internet connections. Neither has come close to consistently living up to the promise. The economy here is growing like topsy, but even China's most up-to-date city continues to lag in this area. There is a saving grace, however. China offers dial-up access that is basically free. For the cost of a local call I can log onto a major telecom ISP and tunnel out with my VPN software. It's slow but at least it works. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

06:16:17 November 15, 2004, Monday (PST) Source: The Mediaburn Radio Weblog

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