Internet Cafe Idea

[version2]

I've always wanted to start an internet cafe. However, lots of money can be a loss that I just don't have.

So I was wondering what other people thought of the idea. There is no internet cafe in my city, but there are libraries, a university, and schools that have fast connection speeds, so competition against free providers.

I'm not quite sure where this post is going to go. Basicly I wanted people's ideas on if it was worth spending several thousand dollars on something that might crash.

I would like the offer the following things for the internet cafe:

+ Internet Access on a T1 line (Or higher than a T1 line).
+ Free beverages if you pay for x amount of minutes on the computers.
+ DVD/CD viewing and burning.
+ Many expensive programs such as lates versions of Flash, Adobe Photoshop, etc...
+ Many games to play, including games you have to pay for each month like Final Fantasy XI.
+ LAN Party room.
+ Cheap paid web hosting, and maybe free hosting on the "crappy" computers I have laying around.
+ Computer OS's inlcude: Windows XP, Mac OS X Panther, Linux - several different distro's.
+ Special computer software such as PearPC, and software that allows you to use linux from linux, and windows live (without rebooting).


Do you think this would be a success, or a failure? Do you think people would be interested in it?

Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.

[DKM Hosting]

I would never go. Why go to an internet cafe that cost money when I can have my own food in the comfort of my own home?

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That is a good point.

Some people, don't have T1 lines. Some don't even have DSL lines.
Lots of people don't have linux or Macs, some don't have windows.

I currently don't have WoW, and I am paying lots of money for Final Fantasy XI every month. I do know that there is a place where you can play video games on big screen TV's, and everybody like it there, even though most of those people probably own that consol system that they are playing on and paying per hour.

But it is true. Lots of people like to be home better. I do. Thanks for your reply. Its nice to get another persons oppinion.