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Free wifi on the London Underground for EE and Vodafone prepaid customers -
04-03-2013, 18:21
Although the London Underground still has no mobile phone coverage, Virgin Media started providing free wifi on the Tube just before the 2012 Olympics. Since January 2013 it became a chargeable service, except for EE and Vodafone customers who continue to receive it at no additional charge. The following prepaid customers qualify:
The service does not cover the train tunnels, only stations including ticket halls, escalators, passageways and platforms. While travelling on a train, you regain service every time the train stops in a station, so texting on iMessage and Whatsapp works very well. The bandwidth is impressive in most places; the fastest I've seen is just over 40Mbps downstream and upstream. |
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05-05-2013, 14:19
O2 has now joined this, leaving Three as the only non-virtual UK network to be excluded. See O2's press release which points out that O2 monthly contract customers (but not yet business or prepaid customers) can use the wifi to make and receive calls on the Tube on their O2 mobile number thanks to O2's new VOIP app, TU Go.
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31-05-2013, 07:38
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