The Cloud has a silver lining for Vista users

 

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By Simon Aughton

Posted on 2 Feb 2007 at 11:26

The Cloud, which operates Europe's largest number of Wi-Fi hotspots, is offering UK-based Vista users a month's free wireless access.

Until 30 April 2007, all Vista users who register with The Cloud will be able to connect to its 7,500 hotspots nationwide, located in coffee shops, hotels, train stations, pubs and airports. This is in addition to the 'hotzones' that provide coverage within the city centres of Birmingham, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham and Oxford, plus the City of London and the boroughs of Camden, Islington and Kensington.

'Over the past two years, the landscape for mobile working has changed drastically, due to a combination of the proliferation of Wi-Fi technology and the update of notebook computers,' said George Polk, The Cloud's CEO. 'We are delighted to be Microsoft's chosen WiFi partner for the launch of Windows Vista and expect this to be of great benefit to UK consumers as they experience the new exciting applications when on the move.'

To gain access, Vista users should go to thecloud.net/vista and enter their Vista product registration code, which will then be checked online. No credit/debit card details are required unless you wish to continue using The Cloud network after 30 April.