Free Wi-Fi on London Overground (NOT Underground) via The Cloud
Unlike the meagre free offer by London Underground and Virgin Media see below [1], which is only available during the period of the 2012 Olympic fiasco, LONDON OVERGROUND is going to introduce Wi-Fi to all its 56 stations (although sadly only four of them are wheelchair accessible!) by the end of 2012. The offer, in conjunction with BSkyB's The Cloud, will allow travellers to stay in touch for up to one hour per day, free-of-charge.
After an initial registration train passengers will be able to connect to the internet at London Overground stations for free when the service launches this year. That means you’ll be able to browse the web and stay up-to-date with news and events listings, discover London attractions from your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or other connected devices. With the right apps, you can even explore alternative routes to take, when your train has been cancelled!
[1] http://www.hotukdeals.com/freebies/free-wi-fi-london-underground-during-summer-2012-1218256
Does no-one like this depiction of The Cloud?
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Jump to unread Post a CommentJust want to point a key difference here (i only realised after reading a second time). The wifi here only works at London OVERGROUND stations.
Whilst the Virgin media offer works in London UNDERGROUND stations (tubes, etc.).
HOT if you use the Overground stations a lot.
This is not the same thing.
The roll-out starts this month with 100 shops getting WiFi a week, so the aim is to have every store WiFi-enabled by the end of summer. And that means that Greggs will have more WiFi-enabled outlets on Britain’s high streets that any other brand.
It’s fair to say that Greggs might not be the kind of brand you immediately associate with WiFi, but this deal shows how mainstream this technology has become.
And Greggs itself is changing. More and more of its stores have café-style areas where people can sit and use their smartphones to pass the time. And the company also launched its very own iPhone and Android app last month, so making WiFi available fits in perfectly with this.
This is not the same thing.
No, this is worse. The London underground one will be free for all Virgin Media customers (Who are significantly more in number than bSkyb's customers and there's also no insulting time limit of an hour.
That's the difference :)
The roll-out starts this month with 100 shops getting WiFi a week, so the aim is to have every store WiFi-enabled by the end of summer. And that means that Greggs will have more WiFi-enabled outlets on Britain’s high streets that any other brand.
It’s fair to say that Greggs might not be the kind of brand you immediately associate with WiFi, but this deal shows how mainstream this technology has become.
And Greggs itself is changing. More and more of its stores have café-style areas where people can sit and use their smartphones to pass the time. And the company also launched its very own iPhone and Android app last month, so making WiFi available fits in perfectly with this.
Ideal for when you are waiting for your pasty to go cold X)