NOTE: AS OF OCTOBER 2006, THIS PAGE IS NO LONGER UPDATED — TOO MANY VENUES CURRENTLY HAVE WIRELESS
Going wireless in Shanghai:
Wi-Fi for Execs
While the ubiquitous McDonald’s and
Starbucks in Shanghai have
ceased to provide free wireless
internet (wi fi) access,
they are still lots of hot-spots
around the city where it
won’t cost anything to go online.
There are four wireless internet service
providers in Shanghai: China
Telecom’s Tianyitong, China
Unicom’s CDMA 1X, China Netcom’s
Mobile Office, and China
Mobile’s E-Traveler. Pre-paid
wireless Internet cards for
the various providers can
be purchased at the business
centres of most four- to
five-star hotels.
Below is list of venues in
the major commercial areas
of Shanghai, where wireless
internet access is still
free.
Free wireless internet and
wi-fi hotspots in Shanghai’s
Pudong area
Super Brand Mall
One of Shanghai’s biggest
malls, overlooking the Huangpu
River.
168 West Lujiazui
Road, Pudong, Shanghai
Tel: 6887
7888
St. Regis Hotel
Five-star hotel popular
with business travelers.
889 Dong Fang Road, Pudong,
Shanghai
Tel: 5050 4567
Shangri-La Hotel,
New Tower
Five-star
hotel overlooking the Huangpu
River. Free wireless internet
access is only available
in the new tower, charges
apply in the old tower.
33 Fu Cheng Road, Pudong, Shanghai
Tel: 6882 8888
Free wireless internet and
wi-fi hotspots in Shanghai’s Xintiandi,
Huaihai Lu and the former
French Concession
Chatea
Popular chain
of Hong Kong style Cantonese restaurants
with outlets around town.
Lane 123 Xingye Road, Xintiandi,
Shanghai
Tel: 6385 1311
Zurigo
Work space and coffee lounge
365 Xiangyang Road, Shanghai 200031
Tel: 6431 4923, website
KABB
American-style
bistro.
Building 5, Lane 181, Taicang Road,
Xintiandi, Shanghai
Tel: 3307 0798
LUNA Café Bar & Restaurant
Pleasant spacious restaurant well-placed
for people watching.
Building 16, Lane 181, Taicang
Road, Xintiandi, Shanghai
Tel: 6336 1717
Sasha’s
Housed in a
historical villa with pleasant garden
seating.
11 Dongping Road (by Hengshan Road),
Shanghai
Tel: 6474 6166
Zapata’s Mexican Cantina
Next door to Sasha’s and shares its
garden seating area.
5 Hengshan Road, Shanghai
Tel: 6474 6166
O’Malley’s Irish Pub
Outdoor seating available and real
fireplace keeps your fingers warm in
winter.
42 Taojiang Road (by Hengshan Road),
Shanghai
Tel: 6474 4533
Ruzzi Restaurants
Spacious restaurant with reasonable
prices and outlets in three commercial
districts.
1. Level B1, Hong Kong New World
Tower, 300 Middle Huaihai
Road, Shanghai
Tel: 6386 5005
2. 528 Fuzhou Road (near Hubei
Road),Shanghai
Tel: 6360 3031
3. Grand Gateway, 5F Food Court,
1 Hongqiao Road (by Huashan
Road), Xujiahui, Shanghai
Tel: 6448 2595
Alexander Gym
Gym with
health club and swimming pool.
3F, Building 6-7, 123 Xinye Road,
Xintiandi, Shanghai
Tel: 5358 1188
Free wireless internet and
wi-fi hotspots in Shanghai’s
People’s Square/ Nanjing Lu
Element Fresh
Healthy
garbs, smoothies, and free
internet.
Unit 112, Shanghai Centre, 1376
Nanjing West Road, Shanghai
Tel: 6279 8682
Valley Gourmet
Small cosy lunch venue next to Shimen
No. 1 Road metro stop
819 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai
Tel: 5213 0571
Big Bamboo
Airy American-style restaurant-pub
with sports on TV and free
wifi.
132 Nanyang Road (near Xikang Road),
Shanghai
Tel: 6256 2265
Blue frog
Popular restaurant-bar on the Tongren
Road stretch of bars with branches on
Maoming Road and Pudong.
86 Tongren Road (near Yan’An Road),
Shanghai
Tel: 6247 0320
Coffee Bean & Tea
Leaf
American-style coffee spot.
Unit 02-03, Block 10, Xintiandi
6387 4248
Vienna Cafe
European cafe, quiet, charming,
excellent cakes.
25 Shaoxing Lu, House 2 (near
Shanxi Nan Lu)
6445 2131
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