There are many different internet providers in China. Most will NOT have English speaking tech support and most will NOT have anyone who speaks English to help you set it up. Here you are at the mercy of someone Chinese. Get your head teacher or a colleague or a Chinese friend to give you a hand with this.
As China is a massive country, there are different providers that offer services in specific areas only AND with the interest, investment and profit in the internet, new ones are getting established weekly that are replacing old ones. Ask around. Find out what everyone else is using. If you can, test drive their connection. A good way to test the speed of the internet connection is to go to www.speedtest.net
Dialup Access to the internet is available in China through CNC (China Net Com) through most phone lines where CNC is the provider. The cost is around 2 RMB per hour and is just added to your monthly phone bill. Phone number: 169, Username: 169, Password: 169. This works on most phone lines, but the cost does mount up if you use it regularly as broadband is usually cheaper.
Broadband connections here can range and can be up to 5 Megabit download and 500 Kilobit Upload which is more than adequate for using skype. However, the quality of this is sometimes very variable during times of the day and also the location in the world you are trying to access. Sometimes watching video clips on the internet works, sometimes it doesn’t. Internal Chinese websites work very well with very fast speed. The cost of 1 years of internet usually ranges from 600 RMB to 1000 RMB depending on speed and provider.
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