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O2 is planning to deploy 13,000 Wi-Fi hotspots over the next two years, with free internet access in exchange for your mobile number and a few quid from the venue.

The network won't just be for O2 customers: anyone with a mobile phone will be able to sign up to the service, which will provide free internet access while logging the customer's location and details for better delivery of targeted advertising. This will all be paid for by the venue, which might also like to make use of that advertising channel.


That's quite an interesting concept.
The only issue I see is that in cities there are very fast phone signals as it is. However I could see myself using this in areas where 3G coverage is poor. The price of adverts may be worth paying if the difference between mobile and WiFi connection speeds is good enough.
For example: Eastmidlands Airport has a very slow phone signal. I'd like to use WiFi there, but the prices the airport charges for their WiFi is just not worth it. If this was available in places like that, I'd be very interested.

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It will definitely appeal to many. I am planning on getting an wifi iPad and this could be useful to me, even though I do not plan to take it out that often. it will be very handy for iPhone users wanting to make FaceTime calls.

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