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you'll find wifi in most (all?) starbucks outlets in the PRC, and also in smaller "independent" cafés & bars in the bigger cities. there are also internet cafés all over the place, chinese youngsters like to spend all day playing games there.

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Hotel is Japan has wifi. Major hotels in large cities in China also have it. There are also plenty of Internet cafes everywhere, so if no wifi, at least you can have a wired connection if need be.

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Outside of the major (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, other east/south cities) cities in China, wifi is hard to come by. Don't count on it if you're going to be traveling into the interior of China much - not a lot of Starbucks off the beaten path either! Internet cafes are everywhere, but may not have wifi.

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Unless you really must have your laptop with you, I would not recommend bringing it as there are few places in cheaper hotels and hostels for safely securing it and carrying it all the time while sightseeing is somewhat of a pain in the neck. Plus there are plenty of internet cafes.

Ruth

First check: Everbrite's travel pages, the New RU sticky,and New RU train sticky

Since I have taken the time to answer your question, it would be nice if you took the time to respond as to whether the information was helpful.

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If you plan on staying at better hotels, you can find places with in-room broadband access. I always travel with my laptop (for business) and have never had a problem (14 trips for a total duration of about a year). The last time I was in Xian I brought along an iChat web cam and did video chat with my kids in Chicago. If I didn't have the budget to stay in 4 or 5 star hotels I probably wouldn't bring my laptop.

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