Free WiFi network on London’s River Thames
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A free wireless network that covers a (roughly) 15-mile stretch along the River Thames in London has just been established as of last week.
The network, which is being managed by the free-hotspot.com group and MeshHopper, is being offered to both businesses and the general public. The term “free access” is defined in this instance as users agreeing to view a 15- to 30-second advertisement every 15 minutes online. Users can opt to pay either an hourly or monthly fee to avoid seeing these ads. In addition, the paid service operates at 500 Kbps, while the free service runs along at 256 Kbps. Not exactly blazing fast, but manageable for most users.
Plans are underway to expand the network by next month.
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July 18th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Thanks, this is very useful info if I visit London again.
Now how can I make sure I’ll remember this?
P.S. The only question is whether we can close the advertisement that comes up or do we have to wait until it’s finished?