Desperately seeking e-mail

Finding Internet access in India is feasible, but not for the fainthearted.

By Lisa Dreier

Dec 6, 1998 | General Tips: Internet access is just beginning to catch on in major cities. New sites are likely to spring up quickly, so check with the travelers' grapevine. Business centers in upscale hotels often have Internet access, or know of another facility that does. Failing that, you can try to link up with a private access site such as a business or university. Below is a list of several public access sites.

Delhi: A number of new places, oriented toward budget travelers, have just begun to spring up around Connaught Place. A pricier option is the Hotel Imperial Business Center, Janpath Road
Tel: 91-11-334-1234, fax: 334-2255
Hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m, 7 days

Jaipur: Net Commerze (India) Pvt. Ltd.
B-90 Anandpuri, Moti Doongri Road
Contact: Manoj Gajawat, Executive Director
Tel: 91-141-605000, fax: 550580
E-mail: aviette@ip1.vsnl.net.in
Web site: http://www.rajasthanonline.net
Hours: By appointment

Udaipur: Comfort Travel Office, City Palace
Contact: Siddhartha
Tel: 91-294-419-746
Hours: By appointment, after 5 p.m. when it's easier to connect

Ahmadabad: Holiday Inn Business Center, near Nehru Bridge
Contact: Tel: 91-79-550-5505, fax 550-5501
Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. or by special arrangement
You may also try Right Solutions Computer Software Consultancy
Contact: Samir Sanghavi
Tel: 91-79-754-0349
E-mail: rightsolutions@mygujarat.com
Web site: http://www.mygujarat.com

Vadodara: PC User's Club
26 Ivory Terrace, R.C. Dutt Road
Contact: Tel: 91-265-334-513, 332-345
Web site: http://www.asiclab.com
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., except Sundays

Bangalore: Coffee Day Cybercafe
Windsor House, Brigade Road
Contact: Tel: 555-0949 or 559-1602

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