Internet Access in Bali

At most villas operated by Balivillas.com you'll enjoy FREE high-speed Internet access – but remember high-speed means in Indonesia 256k or 512k. Not much, but still better than the usual 56k which turn out to be less than 14k or so using a local dial-up connection.

All rooms in better hotels throughout Indonesia and most vacation villas in Bali have direct IDD telephone lines. Therefore, it is usually no problem to dial up your home service provider at any time.

TELKOM is one of the international telephone call operator. Please use 01017 + country code + area code. International call charge to USA is Rp.3,100 per minute; to Australia is Rp. 3,500 per minute, to New Zealand is Rp. 4,980 per minute, to Europe from Rp.5,000 to Rp. 7,000 per minute. Long distance call to Jakarta is around 2,270 per minute, depends on time of call. For additional information, most hotels add a surcharge of 200% or more. Local calls cost Rupiah 180 per minute (most hotels charge Rupiah 1,000 and more).

Local Internet Access:
Several Indonesian service providers maintain local telephone access numbers in Bali. However, it is difficult for non-residents to open their own account. One reason is that the Indonesian ISPs are not interested in having clients for only one or two weeks, others are that their customer service staff does hardly speak any English, and all documentation including system configuration details is written in Bahasa Indonesia only.

Since 1999 TELKOM is also offering Internet access without any registration or contract. Just dial 080-989-999, key in the user name "telkomnet@instan" and the password "telkom" and you're on-line. Rate is Rp. 165 per minute. For further information visit the TELKOMNet web site or call 147. However, keep in mind that some hotels may charge 4,000 Rupiah per minute if you use this 080-number!

Other Local Providers:

• TELKOM Speedy (http://www.telkom.net/pojok_telkomnet_speedy.php), YANTEL Teuku Umar No. 6, Denpasar, Bali. Telephone 228-999.
  An end-to-end internet access by TELKOM based on ADSL technology at shared 384kbps. Registration fee Rp. 75,000; Personal account (promo) Rp. 200,000 for 1gb/mo; extra usage Rp. 500/mb (all charges are subject to 10% VAT)
  
• XL Data Explor 3G (http://www.xl.co.id/3G/Paket_Data_Xplor_3G), XLCenter, Sunset Road, Denpasar, Bali. Telephone 766-123, email Business_Solutions@xl.co.id
  High speed internet access with XL card up to 7.2Mbps. Data Package Rp. 279,000 for 1gb/month; extra usage Rp. 0.4/kb (all charges are subject to 10% VAT).
  
• Indosat 3G Broadband (http://3g.indosat.com/about/tarif.php), Indosat, Jalan Raya Tuban, Tuban, Denpasar, Bali. Telephone 766-001, 764-007
  High speed internet access up to 2.6Mbps. Data Package Rp. 350.000 for 2gb/mo, extra usage Rp. 0.5/kb (all charges are subject to 10% VAT).
  
• WASANTARA NET (http://bali.wasantara.net.id/), Central Post Office, Jalan Raya Puputan, Renon, Denpasar, Bali. Telephone 224-755, Fax 232-753, E-mail: supervisor@denpasar.wasantara.net.id.
  Personal account information: Registration fee Rp. 25,000; monthly fee Rp. 55,000 including 20 hours; extra hour Rp. 2,000.
  
• INDOINTERNET (http://www.indo.net.id/), Jalan Dewi Sartika Blok IV, Komplek Duta Permai, Denpasar 80114, Bali. Telephone 240-770, 240-789, Fax 236-781. E-mail: dps.admin@indo.net.id.
  Personal account information: Registration fee Rp. 55,000; monthly fee Rp. 143,000 including 15 hours, Rp. 253,000 including 100 hours; extra hour 3,300 Rupiah.
  
• INDOSATnet (http://www.indosat.net.id/), Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai, Tuban, Bali. Telephone 766-001, Fax 767 001, E-mail: lodps@indosat.net.id.
  Personal account information: Registration fee Rp. 45,000; monthly fee Rp. 60,500 for 20 Hours; Rp. 110,000 for 38 Hours. Extra usage fee Rp. 2,750 per hour. Unlimited access 2,500,000 Rupiah per month.
  

Some of the Many Places to Access the Internet (if you did not bring your own computer with you):

• Bali@Cyber Cafe, (www.balicyber.net), 9 Kompleks Sriwijaya, Jl. Patih Jelantik, Kuta 80361, Bali. Telephone 761-326, 762-290 Fax 762-292. E-mail: hello@balicyber.net.
  8 terminals with a satellite Internet connection in a large open restaurant; 6 are PC based Microsoft Windows XP systems, and 2 Apple Mac OS X systems. Color scanning & printing, CD-Rom burning and live video conferencing offered. You can also connect your own laptop to their wireless network. Color scanning & printing, CD-Rom burning and live video conferencing offered. You can also connect your own laptop to their wireless network. International & Asian menu, no air-conditioning. For fees please visit their web site.
  
• Starbucks Coffee, (http://www.starbucks.com). Telephone 762143 (Kuta).
  There are five Starbucks Coffee now i.e. in Discovery Kartika Plaza Jl. Kartika Plaza - Tuban, Hard Rock Hotel's arcade Jl. Raya Pantai Kuta, Jl. Raya Legian, Airport (no wi-fi yet) and Nusa Dua. Charge is Rp. 27,500 for 3 hours.
  
• Tiara Group, Tiara Central Parkir in Jalan Raya Kuta; Tiara Dewata in Jalan Sudirman, Denpasar; Tiara Gatsu in Jalan Gatot Subroto, Denpasar. They provide wi-fi internet access in their food court for free.
  
• Global Xtreme, (http://www.globalxtreme.net), Jalan Raya Krobokan No. 388X Kuta Bali Indonesia Telephone 736-811, Fax 736-833
  Reguler charge Rp. 4,000 per hour and multimedia charge Rp. 15,000 per hour.
  
• Roda Internet Cafe, Jalan Bisma 3, Ubud, a few meters off the main road. Telephone 973-325, Fax 976-582. E-mail: rodanet@denpasar.wasantara.net.id.
  
• Cyber Spice, Jalan Binariya, Kalibukbuk, Lovina Beach, near the "big dolphin statue". Telephone (0362) 41-509, Fax (0362) 41-171. E-mail: spicedive@hotmail.com.
  Visitors can use 10 PC's for e-mail and to surf the web for Rp. 18,000 per hour. Open from 8 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. daily.