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Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi
News Rival coffee chain Caffè Nero launched BT Openzone wi-fi across 330 of its coffee shops across the UK, replacing the Surf and Sip service. Coffee Republic will become the first UK coffee chain to provide free wi-fi to customers when it launches the... [14 Apr 2008]
Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend
News The ICM survey was commissioned by BT to mark the launch of BT Openzone wi-fi going live in more than 330 Caffè Nero coffee shops across the UK. BT Openzone replaces the Surf and Sip wi-fi service previously used by Caffè Nero. [07 Apr 2008]
McDonald's: 'Do you want free wi-fi with that?'
News McDonald's already has a relationship with BT Openzone, and retains the carrier as a telecoms partner, but has also signed up The Cloud as a hotspot access provider. The move is in line with McDonald's strategy to shift the brand into a more... [06 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.06.06
Round-Up Because, before hitting the streets our man rang around pubs listed as having wireless internet access by providers such as BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile and asked whether this was the case. The reason for our man enduring this chore was to... [16 Jun 2006]
The Cloud offers "affordable" wi-fi
News Some wi-fi operators, such as BT Openzone, currently charge £6 for an hour's access. If you have a working routine where you visit a certain coffee house every morning, and you have a couple of client locations where you have The Cloud hotspots, it... [03 May 2006]
Islington sets up free Wi-Fi zone a mile long
News It's not so black and white as that," Belanger said, who believes that Islington-based mobile workers who currently pay to use a service such as BT Openzone are likely to continue doing so. We started with Wi-Fi networks in coffee shops, now we're... [18 Apr 2005]
London gets a mile of free Wi-Fi
It's not so black and white as that," Belanger said, who believes that Islington-based mobile workers who currently pay to use a service such as BT Openzone are likely to continue doing so. We started with Wi-Fi networks in coffee shops, now we're... [18 Apr 2005]
More Wi-Fi hotspots for BT customers?
News The head of BT's wireless division has hinted that Openzone is keen to team up with T-Mobile, giving its customers access to more hotspots At present, Openzone customers can use The Cloud's hotspots without incurring any additional fee. [28 Jul 2004]
Mobile operators sign up to BT, the Wi-Fi wholesaler
News BT is turning itself into a Wi-Fi wholesaler by opening up its Openzone wireless network to other companies, a move that allows Orange and Vodafone to begin offering Wi-Fi access to their customers. The telco announced on Monday that it is now... [29 Sep 2003]
London's Wi-Fi welcome is less than helpful
News Anyone asking about the BT Openzone Wi-Fi network at the Tower Thistle hotel in London is likely to be met by blank faces, and pointed towards the queue at the check-in desk. Coffee chain Starbucks is at the forefront of the drive to roll out Wi-Fi... [03 Sep 2003]
Why Wi-Fi hotspot operators haven't done roaming properly
News Although providers such as BT Openzone and Eurospot-Swisscom, previously Megabeam, are rapidly expanding the areas they serve, few operators will have comprehensive coverage - necessitating roaming agreements. [21 May 2003]
Wi-Fi: The UK service provider landscape
Comment But unlimited access to the Openzone network costs £85 per month. Take market leader BT Openzone. Openzone has the largest network by a fair distance but, you have to ask yourself, how many of its sites you will realistically visit. [19 May 2003]
Wi-Fi comes to Britain's pubs. Cheers...
News BT Openzone will be the first such provider, starting in July. While the Starbucks/T-Mobile tariffs aren't wildly different to those of BT Openzone and other UK providers such as Megabeam, a T-Mobile spokesman defended Starbucks charging £47 for a... [06 Mar 2003]
Why not all public WLANs will be free
Comment A BT OpenZone or Megabeam, with their relatively high prices - certainly relatively high compared to zero - still stands a chance. Of course, to a business wanting to sell more coffee or books or whatever, the cost of providing a free WLAN using Wi... [27 Feb 2003]
BT touts Wi-Fi over 3G
News The tie-up with BAA will see BT Openzone hot spots at Heathrow Terminal One - until now LHR has been a curious hot spot absentee - Gatwick, Stansted and Aberdeen airports. A total of 27 Welcome Break service stations will also get Openzone hot... [30 Jan 2003]
