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Thanks. Solar panels are not an option yet because you need enormous battery banks for nighttime electric power. Jimbo, Sure there is a general lack of capacity, but how could my purchase of a transformer ease that. We did ask if less than 5.5Kw would be possible. No, not even 1.3Kw... Now...

Hi All, Building a small house in Berawa, Canggu, need around 5.5KW. My contractor claims that PLN does not have enough capacity in my area. I have no way of knowing if this is true, but there are 2 transformers within 200m from my door. Of course there is a solution: install a new 100k VA...

Guess the authorities and/or the monopoly booze importer are at it again. We are approaching high tourist season. Guess everything will again be available at the end of June at 2X the current price... Booze shop next to Bintang supermkt also empty.

Mimpimans, you are right. There are many expats like you. StuckinNYC. Most people buy cars that are sort of SUVs. Anywhere between USD 15 and 30K. There is financing available, but not for you. Forget importing. Rent a Susuki (small Jeep Wrangler) for around USD 150 a month first. Motorcycles...

It all depends on how well you want to live. It is pointless to talk about how cheap you can live in Bali. You will want to live in Seminyak or Canggu, you are young and will want to live around other young entrepreneurial minded expats. A proper villa with a swimming pool will be around USD...

Yes in Sanur. You will need a big kite though 10 to 12 m2...

Peter, Let me make it very simple for you. The chance that you will find a job as an expat in Bali or anywhere else in Indonesia anywhere between 0 and 1%. Unless, of course, you are willing to work for GBP 300 a month, without healthcare insurance. Expats who work in Bali usually do that...

Skype beats them all with lower rates and much better voice quality...

ILC, I use Blueline in Canggu and I must say that I am very happy with them. A friend of mine in Candidasa also uses them. I will ask him again, but the last time I spoke to him about Blueline he had good things to say. They are not the cheapest but I guess you get what you pay for. Never heard...

The Government is trying to stop illegal alcohol importations. This resulted in a few misguided policies. Supposedly two of them have halted import of any alcohol from July this year. An import quota was reached for the year and the sole licensed import agency (government owned) is waiting...

Psi, I have been using Blueline for a few years now. Very fast and reliable. Not the cheapest, but you get for what you pay for. I use Skype a lot for my business and I found that it only works well on Blueline. P

There is a real need for trade/technical schools. Although I have met many very skilled workers (often times better then one would expect from a "western" worker), many others are winging it. Reasons: Many young Balinese move South without having learned a "trade" from their fathers. Many...

My Blueline connections seems fine. A few sites in the US are hard to reach. But that is it. Skype works fine to, although I do hear a small crackle now and then.

Canubee, with all respect for Harry's goals, I am not sure if his business model was workable. Most ISPs in Bali charge more or less the same. With so much competition, economic theory says that prices will drop close to cost...

The reason that ISP charge so much and deliver quality that is way below that of the Western world is that their backbone cost to the WWW is 10X that of a similar ISP over there. Lack of fiber optic lines to HK and SG. Canubee: you or I could not possibly know what really happend in Harry's...

Thanks Bert. Life is just fine in Canggu! Moved to Bali in May. Export some bits and pieces, but mostly just enjoy myself. Sander, Bits. Use a program called DU Meter to keep and eye on the speed. As far as I know, kbps refers to kilo bits per second and kB/s refers to kilo bytes per...

I am on their residential package http://www.blueline.co.id/HTML/residential.html . When I upload to a server in the UK, I get around 200kbps, sometimes 400kbps... Peter

$ 1,000 a month is a bit rich for me. Got Blueline 3 weeks ago, and I must say it is very good. Usually see speeds of 200kbps. Looking at my usage so far, it looks like my monthly cost is going to be around Rp 800,000. Perhaps most important, Skype works perfect. Saving myself around $ 150...