anyone know much about running an internet cafe?

[Francine]

anyone know much about running an internet cafe or a laundramat?

pros cons incomes , ease or challenges?

thanks Francine.

 

[twobobsworth]

Had a friend who started an internet cafe. It was a pretty good set up with 12 stations and sold mobile phones along with computer hardware.

Closed after 6 months as it was not very profitable, and the long hours were a killer.

 

[rugrat]

I have known someone who has an internet cafe, but it isn't really the main business just a little side earner. He owned a computer shop and done computer repairs.

 

[AlmostBob]

In most towns suburbs cities, its not needed
You drive down the street till your laptop connects on someones unsecured wifi, and use that free

 

[Strannik]

there are 2 kinds of IC
one is where you put some general PCs in a room and sit at the counter
another where you put some stations which take coins somewhere in the mall or another point where there are a lot of people likely to use it

i think first type is slowly dying out as costs are too high

 

[Francine]

internet cafe.

thanks for that. i was going to ask someone i know of who runs one but apparently they fell into so much debt that people beleive they have run away to bali! i get the message

francine.

 

[Mike F]

This is a 90's thing, when internet was expensive and not everyone had a computer.
Now everyone has mobile wireless internet on laptops, and phones (iphones etc)

 

[ernie]

Had one about 10 years ago. Very profitable and a lot of fun to run, especially when I get to participate in the LAN games . Can't see how it would be profitable now, given the much cheaper PC's and internet access.