McDonald's serves up free Wi-Fi

Vikingod · Oct 8, 2007, 02:22 PM

Source: PC Pro
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Hamburger fast food chain McDonald's has announced it will offer free wireless internet access across its 1,200 outlets in the UK.

The project will make McDonald's the biggest provider of free Wi-Fi in the UK. The move reflects increasing competition in the UK's broadband hotspot market, where access frequently costs as much as £6 per hour.

Last week, BT unveiled a partnership with Wi-Fi crusader FON to allow more than three million broadband customers to use hundreds of thousands of hotspots for free.

There are around 11,477 Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK and major service providers include The Cloud, BT, and Deutsche Telecom's T-Mobile.

McDonald's service will account for about 10% of the total Wi-Fi hotspots in the country.

Oct 8, 2007, 02:22 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	McDonald's serves up free Wi-Fi Source: PC Pro _____________ Hamburger fast food chain McDonald's has announced it will offer free wireless internet access across its 1,200 outlets in the UK. The project will make McDonald's the biggest provider of free Wi-Fi in the UK. The move reflects increasing competition in the UK's broadband hotspot market, where access frequently costs as much as £6 per hour. Last week, BT unveiled a partnership with Wi-Fi crusader FON to allow more than three million broadband customers to use hundreds of thousands of hotspots for free. There are around 11,477 Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK and major service providers include The Cloud, BT, and Deutsche Telecom's T-Mobile. McDonald's service will account for about 10% of the total Wi-Fi hotspots in the country.