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Free WiFi will be coming to Manchester city centre in time for Christmas thanks to a deal done with Arqiva.
The business service provider has struck a deal with Manchester City Council and Transport for Greater Manchester which will see free WiFi rolling out across the the city centre.
Shoppers will be able to get up to 30 minutes of free WiFi use each day - look out for the ‘_FreeBeeMcr’ WiFi network on your phone or whatever device you're using.
St. Peter’s Square, Albert Square and Cross Street (pictured) will be the first areas to receive WiFi with further city centre locations, trains and bus routes to follow in 2013.
Early next year, Arqiva plans to open up its network so that mobile networks will be able to offer access to the network to their subscribers, similar to how EE and Vodafone customers will be able to hop on Virgin Media’s WiFi network in London without having to shell out for a daily, weekly or monthly pass.
The business service provider has struck a deal with Manchester City Council and Transport for Greater Manchester which will see free WiFi rolling out across the the city centre.
Shoppers will be able to get up to 30 minutes of free WiFi use each day - look out for the ‘_FreeBeeMcr’ WiFi network on your phone or whatever device you're using.
St. Peter’s Square, Albert Square and Cross Street (pictured) will be the first areas to receive WiFi with further city centre locations, trains and bus routes to follow in 2013.
Early next year, Arqiva plans to open up its network so that mobile networks will be able to offer access to the network to their subscribers, similar to how EE and Vodafone customers will be able to hop on Virgin Media’s WiFi network in London without having to shell out for a daily, weekly or monthly pass.
