Tag Archives: Openzone

Oct
26

John Lewis announces free wi-fi

John Lewis website John Lewis plans to roll out free wi-fi services for customers visiting its stores. The BT Openzone hot-spots will be rolled out to every branch by the end of this year,.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Mobile Phone News: Networks, Handsets, Mobile Computing
Apr
27

Smartphone wi-fi security risk highlighted

The increased proliferation of smartphones means more people are going online using their mobile via both 3G and wi-fi. But those tapping into public wi-fi hotspots such as BT Openzone could.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Mobile Phone News: Networks, Handsets, Mobile Computing, Smartphone News
Jan
24

Sky is about to buy The Cloud

sky In what will be a pretty apt move given the names of both companies, Sky is about to be the new home of The Cloud. Or rumour has it a buy-out.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Smartphone News, Tablet PC news, Wireless News
Oct
31

Weekend NewsBytes: BT goes down the tube with wi-fi; Mass Effect 2 scoops game of the year; Survey says 35% would buy tablet over laptop

BT has announced that it will begin a trial of its wi-fi service at Charing Cross underground station. The trial will run for six months starting tomorrow, and will allow BT broadband customers with unlimited BT Fon wi-fi minutes and BT Openzone customers to partake.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Tablet PC news
Oct
29

BT going underground with wi-fi at Charing Cross

BT is to test out its wi-fi service on the London underground, with a trial at Charing Cross station which starts on Monday. The trial will be run by BT Openzone for six months, through to the end of April, and will operate in the.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Wireless News
Sep
07

BT launches wi-fi hotspot smartphone app

BT has released a new app for the iPhone and Android handsets which allows BT Total Broadband customers to easily connect to its 1.6 million wi-fi hotspots (of the BT OpenZone and BT Fon variety). The app, which is a free download from iTunes or.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Mobile Phone News: Networks, Handsets, Mobile Computing
Jun
21

Unlimited wi-fi comes to BT Broadband customers

BT has announced that its broadband user base will be granted unlimited access to the company’s many wi-fi hot-spots up and down the country. There are approximately 1.5 million of these across the UK, and previously BT Total Broadband customers were limited in the amount.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Broadband News
Feb
09

BT now has a million wi-fi hotspots

BT has announced that it now has a network of a million wi-fi hotspots across the UK and Ireland. It reckons this is the most expansive wi-fi network in the country, and it has grown considerably in the last six months. Just half a year.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Internet News: Broadband, Telecoms, Social Networks, ISP's
Nov
27

BT Openzone in Macdonalds

The broadband and telecoms provider, BT, has announced a new deal with the hotel and resort chain, Macdonalds. The deal will see the Wi-Fi service provided by BT Openzone offered to hotel visitors by the end of the year. The BT Openzone Wi-Fi service will.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Internet News: Broadband, Telecoms, Social Networks, ISP's
Nov
23

BT adds more global Wi-Fi hotspots

BT Openzone users will soon be able to access the internet in around eleven thousand more places, following the addition of more Wi-Fi hotspots by BT. The trouble is that these new Wi-Fi hotspots are located around the world and are therefore unlikely to assist.. more
Posted in All Tech News, Internet News: Broadband, Telecoms, Social Networks, ISP's