So you arrive in Ramallah and you need to check your email or want to surf the Web? Well there is no shortage of reasonably priced internet cafes to choose from - and they are much better value than anywhere in Jerusalem. Of course if you have some time on your hands and you want to volunteer some work on the Birzeit website we'd be happy to hear from you. Contact the webmaster at webmaster@birzeit.edu for more information.
Carma Cyber Club
http://www.al-carma.com
6F Lo'lo'at Al-Manarah Bldg. Manarah Square
Opened: July '98
Hours: 8am-midnight, closed Fridays
13 machines, 2 reserved for girls/women only
videocamera, games, free webmail service
Rates: 4NIS/hr
Contact person: Hisham Zarour
PALSOFT
http://www.pal-soft.com
5F Al-Natcha Bldg
Opened: June 25, 1998
Hours: 9am-11pm; Fri 2-11pm
20 machines, own back-up generator
games, chat, staff help, free homepage, free email
sell and servicing of computers, library of recreational and educational
CD-ROMs Rates: 6NIS/hr (discounted from 10NIS/hr)
Contact person: Fuad Al
Hassan, palsoft@palnet.com
K5M Restaurant/Internet cafe
Rokab St.
Opened (with Internet access): May 1996
Hours: 11am-11pm, closed Sundays
4 machines
Rates: 15NIS/hr.; 1 wildcard day/week free
Contact person: Majed Totah
NT Internet Cafe
http://www.nt-cafe.com
6F, Borj Asa'a Bldg.
Opened: July 1999
Hours: 9am-midnight, Fri 2pm-midnight
10 computers
Free email, chat, help with websites, homepage design, programming
Rates: 10NIS/hr; membership 30hrs/mo. @ 200NIS
Contact: Tariq Abase, NT@nt-cafe.com
ZOOM
http://users.palnet.com/~zoom
4F, Office 11, Al-Irsal St, Muschmar Center
Opened: March 1999
Hours: 8:30am-midnight M-Sun
10 computers
games, chat, services computers, classes
Rates: 3.5NIS/hr; membership 30hrs/mo. @ 100NIS
Many thanks to Evelyn and Gregg who collected the above information. See their website at http://www.madnomad.com
