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London Gets Free Wi-Fi Network
By Larry Hendrick | August 3, 2007
Free is good, slow is bad. This news from London and online-4-free.com provides free wireless Internet access for the low, low price of watching ads. Even the paid price isn’t terrible at ~$4.50/hour, but the speed of the network will have to improve if they want many takers.
London Gets Free Wi-Fi Network
The free network, which has been branded as “online-4-free.com”, gives users free access if they agree to view a 15 to 30 second advert every 15 minutes. If users don’t want to view the adverts, they are charged one of a range of tariffs, including £2.95 per hour or £9.95 per month.The free service operates with modest download speeds of 256Kbps. The paid-for services operate at a faster 500Kbps.