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BT Slashes Wi-Fi Tariffs
Talkback BT OpenZone forgot to mention that the price had DOUBLED for low-end subscribers. Unfortunately BT OpenZone seem to have forgotten that customers do have other choices. At the moment I get 120 mins/month for £10 - which is absolutely perfect for...
[August 10, 2004, 1:04]
BT To Bundle Wi-Fi And GPRS
News BT is planning to team up with its former mobile arm mmO2 to add GPRS functionality to the Wi-Fi packages offered by BT Openzone. By bundling the two services together in one package, BT Openzone will be able to promise its subscribers a usable...
[October 4, 2002, 14:00]
Wi-Fi Networks Kiss And Make Up
News From November, mobile workers whose company has taken out a subscription with either BT Openzone or T-Mobile will be able to use both Wi-Fi networks in the UK at no additional cost. BT Openzone recently slashed its prices, but a single monthly...
[October 21, 2004, 16:15]
BT To Turn Payphones Into Hot Spots
News Tens of thousands of BT's public phone boxes could become Wi-Fi hot spots over the next few years, giving the telco's Openzone service a much larger presence across the UK. The telco announced on Monday that it is aiming to install BT Openzone...
[September 15, 2003, 16:10]
BT To Bundle Wi-Fi With Broadband
News Customers will be able to buy a broadband connection for their home, a wireless modem, and a subscription to BT Openzone's Wi-Fi network all in one package from this autumn. BT Openzone was launched last summer, after the government legalised...
[May 19, 2003, 10:57]
Wi-Fi Week: Should All Hot Spots Be Free?
News Anyone visiting one of its 1,700 Openzone Wi-Fi hot spots between 26 January and 1 February will be entitled to free, unlimited access to BT Openzone for seven days. On Monday, BT launched its wireless broadband week.
[January 27, 2004, 14:10]
When In Roam: Openzone Gets Access To US Wi-Fi
News Wi-Fi operator BT Openzone has gone transatlantic by agreeing a roaming deal with American operator Airpath Wireless. The agreement follows an earlier tie-up between BT and TeliaSonera, which gives Openzone customers access to Wi-Fi networks in...
[July 23, 2003, 12:32]
BT Revises Its Wi-Fi Prices
News BT is to slash the prices of its Openzone service in the hope of encouraging more companies to embrace Wi-Fi. Dave Hughes, BT's chief executive of wireless broadband, told ZDNet UK on Tuesday that Openzone's existing tariffs have been completely...
[October 22, 2003, 15:10]
Openzone Boss Optimistic About Wi-Fi Take Up
News Chris Clark, chief executive of BT Openzone, claimed on Thursday that Wi-Fi usage was accelerating fast in the UK. BT has also signed a deal with hot spot aggregator iPass late last year which gives iPass customers access to Openzone hotspots.
[August 26, 2005, 14:30]
BT Kicks Off Commercial Wi-Fi Network
News BT has launched BT Openzone -- its Wi-Fi service that gives laptop and PDA users high-speed wireless Internet access in selected locations. BT has been trialling BT Openzone, which currently consists of 20 hot spots, since June.
[August 2, 2002, 16:31]
Mobile Operators To Offer Wi-Fi Via BT
News BT is turning itself into a Wi-Fi wholesaler by opening up its Openzone wireless network to other companies, a move that allows Vodafone and Orange to begin offering Wi-Fi access to their customers. BT believes this will appeal to mobile phone...
[September 29, 2003, 14:20]
BT Slashes Wi-Fi Tariffs
News Wi-Fi operator BT Openzone is making big cuts to some of its service tariffs in the hope of getting more customers on board. A subscription to Openzone will now cost £25 per month for up to 4,000 minutes of access.
[July 27, 2004, 13:40]
BT Lures Consumers With Free Wi-Fi
News To further promote Wi-Fi, BT will offer free Internet access from any of its Openzone hot spots during Wireless Broadband Week, which falls between 26 January and 1 February. Additionally, BT has introduced a new pay-as-you-go Openzone subscription...
[January 5, 2004, 13:55]
BT Keeps Quiet On Wi-Fi Sharing Talks
News Because Fusion handsets also work in BT's Openzone hotspots, this has allowed BT to establish a mobile network based entirely on unlicensed spectrum. The spokesperson also pointed out that BT's Wi-Fi footprint already comprises 2,000 Openzone...
[February 5, 2007, 12:46]
Openzone Lands Airport Wi-Fi Deal
News High-speed wireless connectivity will be available at 80 British Airways executive lounges at airports across the world, under a deal that BA has signed with BT Openzone. We see airports and airport lounges as perfect locations for BT Openzone...
[February 19, 2004, 12:55]
UK Wi-Fi Market Is Hotting Up
News Megabeam, which is shaping up as the most serious rival to BT Openzone, released details last week of the 14 places where it plans to set up a Wi-Fi hot spot between now and the end of December. BT Openzone has taken a similar approach.
[November 18, 2002, 16:52]
BT Launches 3G Combo Package
News It will allow business users to access the Internet, use email and download files over 3G or GRPS across the country, or over Wi-Fi at over 7,400 BT Openzone hotspots in the UK and Ireland. A Datazone package costs £49 per month and includes 4,000...
[October 3, 2005, 16:50]
UK Set For Public Wi-Fi Boom
News By the time BT launches its commercial Wi-Fi service, called BT Openzone, this August, it will have built up to 20 hot spots if all goes according to plan. This service will let users access the Web wirelessly via their PDAs or laptops -- as long...
[June 24, 2002, 17:34]
Megabeam's Wi-Fi Service Undercuts BT
News In comparison, BT Openzone costs £85 per month for unlimited access, although subscriptions are half-price until the end of 2002. Some experts have claimed that BT Openzone's pricing is too expensive to appeal to many potential users.
[November 7, 2002, 13:34]
BA And BAA Should Make Wi-Fi Pay
News BAA, one of the world's largest owners of airports around the world, has now announced a Wi-Fi hot spot at Heathrow Terminal 1 in London, an offering put together with the help of BT Openzone and Intel, which is currently pushing its Centrino...
[April 11, 2003, 11:51]
