Kathmandu - Post Report Question and Answers
Is high-speed home Internet access available? How long does it typically take to install it after arrival?
Available and cheap, but not reliable. If you need consistent internet access you should get two providers. Most people who telework have two providers to ensure one is always working. Even for two, your annual cost will be $500 or less for a year. - Jun 2024
Yes it is, but high-speed can vary. We commonly have slow internet and have to reset. It didn't take too long to install. - Aug 2022
The internet is ok. We can stream maybe 60% of the time. The speeds they advertise are wildly inaccurate. Expect there to be problems with service. Either they won't set it up right, it will only service one room (bring wifi extenders), or it will be so slow you can't use it. Out internet was set up in a week, but it took another 3 months of fighting with Subisu (the company the Embassy recommends), to get it to actually work. - Aug 2019
Yes, there are three main providers, each with their own issues (reliability, customer service, cost). The most reliable with the best customer service will cost US$150 a month for 1MBPS service. The least reliable will cost US$60 for 5 MBPS, it really depends on your tolerance for outages. The middle of the road provider is around $100/month but has terrible customer service. - Aug 2015
Yes. On the slower side. We could sometimes stream video. I can't remember how much we paid but it wasn't particularly expensive. - Jul 2014
Up to 4 MB - at least that's what advertised. Really, you get about 2. - May 2014
Yes, in theory. It is fine for browsing the internet, but I have the best and costliest internet and I can't get Amazon Prime to work most times. Netflix works about 70% of the time. Worldlink is the best service. I bought a year or fast internet for about US$175 (not unlimited but consumable by GB) and it lasted about three months. Still pretty cheap though. - Apr 2014
Yes, but it's not too high speed. - Dec 2013
Yes - there are established options for cable internet, though the speed is not as advertised. You will be able to skype/facetime back to the US, though. Cost is maybe $50 per month. Fiber-optic options are also coming out now with promises of much greater speeds. - Jun 2013
Available and not prohibitively expensive. - May 2013
Subisu provides a cable modem internet and TV package. We use the top end, 1Mbps up and down, no fixed IP.Relatively reliable (down only twice in two months for 1 - 2 hours), it costs 5800 nrs / mo (about $80 USD).Fair warning, you need to pay 3 months at a time and up front, in cash. - Sep 2010
Yes. It cost about 70 dollars a month. - Jan 2010
Yes - see above. - May 2008
