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31st January 2005:
Freedom2Surf
Freedom2Surf
launches low-cost Wi-Fi access
Freedom2Surf Hotspot service to
provide affordable access to 1,300 hotspots nationwide at up to 50% the price
of BT
Freedom2Surf, (www.freedom2surf.net) one of the UK’s leading
independent ISPs, has today announced the launch of Freedom2Surf Hotspots a new
low-cost Wi-Fi network for business travellers. The ISP will be partnering with
BT Openzone to offer customers access to a network of 1,300 hotspots in the UK.
Customers using the service will be able to connect at rates up to 50 per cent
lower than those offered by BT.
Freedom2Surf Hotspots customers will be
able to simply buy connection time on a Pay as You Go basis by purchasing
vouchers with a credit card. Bundled minutes will be available on a daily,
weekly or monthly basis, purchased through the Freedom2Surf website. For
example, a customer checking into a London hotel will be able to buy a
week’s worth of bundled minutes rather than purchase them more expensively
on an ad hoc basis. Customers accessing one of the 1,300 hotpots through a
wireless enabled laptop simply need to select Freedom2Surf from the drop-down
menu and enter their voucher code to take advantage of the lower
rates.
Freedom2Surf will be aggressively targeting the growing market
for Wi-Fi access from business travellers and firms with large mobile
workforces. As well as attracting new users, Freedom2Surf will also be offering
the Freedom2Surf Hotspots service to its large base of existing business
broadband customers. This will give firms and individuals the option of
cost-effectively consolidating their fixed and wireless broadband access
through a single service provider.
Chris Panayis, Managing Director of
Freedom2Surf plc commented, “Arguably the biggest barrier to greater Wi-Fi
use in the UK is the perceived high-cost of access. As with broadband, we have
shown that by lowering prices take-up can really sky rocket. The launch of the
Freedom2Surf Hotspot service introduces some much needed competition and
innovation into the wi-fi market. Business users can now at last affordably
access the Internet on the move – more often and for longer and at up to
half the price – through over 1,300 Freedom2Surf enabled hotspots
nationwide.”
About Freedom2surf plc
Freedom2Surf
(www.freedom2surf.net) is one of the UK’s leading independent Internet
service providers. The company serves a targeted customer base of Internet
professionals, at home or in business that appreciate the value of advanced
technology, speed and above all reliability in their ISP. Freedom2Surf believes
that Internet privacy and security should be an integral part of the online
experience. Freedom2Surf provides leading support for all the major Internet
components, from ADSL broadband high-speed connectivity, to offering the latest
services from web publishing, email and interactive entertainment to high
volume electronic commerce business architectures. Freedom2Surf was launched in
1997 and is headquartered in St Albans, UK
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