Comments on: Does London even need free Wi-Fi?

By: Free Wifi Hotels

Free Wifi Hotels — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:52:32 +0000

Here is a list of Hotels in London that already offer free wifi internet access:
o Cleveland Free Wifi Hotel Kensington Gardens
o One Aldwych Free Wifi Hotel Aldwych London
o Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Free Wifi Hotel Leicester Square London
o Radisson Edwardian Free Wifi Hotel New Providence Wharf London
o The Lanesborough free wifi hotel Hyde Park Corner London
o South Lodge free wifi hotel Lower Beeding London
o Golden Strand free wifi hotel Hammersmith London
o Radisson Edwardian Grafton free wifi hotel Regent’s Park London
o Radisson Edwardian free wifi hotel Heathrow London
o SO Quartier – Apartments free wifi hotel St. John’s Wood London
o N.10 free wifi hotel Marylebone London
o The May Fair free wifi hotel Piccadilly London
o Best Western Phoenix free wifi hotel Kensington Gardens Square
o Park Plaza Riverbank free wifi hotel South Bank London
o Ambassadors Bloomsbury free wifi hotel King’s Cross Station London
o Andaz Free Wifi Hotel Liverpool Street City of London
o Club Quarters St. Pauls Free Wifi Hotel City of London
o The Hoxton Free Wifi Hotel Old Street the City of London
o Hesperia free wifi hotel Victoria London
o The Stafford free wifi hotel St James’s Place London

List compiled by http://www.freewifihotels.co.uk

By: roberts mp53

roberts mp53 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:58:16 +0000

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By: David C

David C — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:29:35 +0000

Boris needs to talk to dSpot – a new US based startup that offers an ad supported free wifi system. I’ve seen of their stuff and it’s pretty amazing – the ads are all coupons and discounts from local retailers and it’s economically viable – rather than expecting the users to pay for it or for it to be subsidised by Government, the advertisers make it pay – as long as the advertising is acceptable to the user it would work. You don’t need WiFi walking down the street, but you need it at places where you can sit or have to wait. So the Mesh networks aren’t needed and don’t work anyway and you don’t need the ridiculous prices of ruggedised equipment mounted outside.

By: Soji Fajemieokun

Soji Fajemieokun — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:13:14 +0000

It was tried in San Francisco (tho abandoned by Earthlink the service provider) and was done in Pennsylvania by the city government. So i don’t know why it can be done here and why is writer/blogger sounding so negative? Even if it is relatively expensive to roll out it can be done on a ppp basis or the access expenses subsidized by the city of london government. Pole based routers in a mesh like system can be installed relatively cheaply and i don’t think it’s going to cost “hundreds of billions of pounds” like you are sounding.For example Tropos routers costs US$2000 approximately £1,115 and 1 can cover 2-3 kilometers so having 500 routers say, to cover the city of London is £557,500 excluding VAT and installtion coats will be under £1million. So whats so expensive about that

By: MJ

MJ — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:20:15 +0000

How about “London-Fon” instead? Get everyone to help each other with widespread wifi? Then London can join the other 1039828 Fon users around the world too.