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BT to use ATMs as Wi-Fi hotspots
BT to use ATMs as Wi-Fi hotspots
Cash machine company Cashbox, the company behind many of the fee-charging ATMs found in pubs and shops has signed a deal with BT to turn some of their cash-points into Wi-Fi hotspots on the Openzone network. The deal is good news for BT Broadband customers as well as iPhone users on O2 who ...
News: BT turns cash machines into Wi-Fi hotspots
pcpro.co.uk — BT has signed a deal to convert fee-charging cash machines into Wi-Fi hotspots on its Openzone network.... AIM-listed firm Cashbox has 2,500 cash machines across the UK, mostly installed in restaurants, bars and shops. The company turns a profit by ... (more) News: BT turns cash machines into Wi-Fi hotspots
BT deposits Wi-Fi in cashpoints • The Register
BT deposits Wi-Fi in cashpoints • The Register
theregister.co.uk — BT Openzone is set to expand further with a deal to put hotspots in cashpoints, forgetting for... a moment that it's not a mobile phone network, and making maximum use of the unlicensed spectrum available to Wi-Fi. The latest deal is with cashpoint ... (more) BT deposits Wi-Fi in cashpoints • The Register
O2 mobile broadband hooks up to BT Wi-Fi
news.zdnet.co.uk — David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk Published: 29 Jun 2009 14:00 BST O2 has upgraded the Wi-Fi connection software for... its mobile-broadband customers, making it possible for them to use BT's Openzone hotspots. The update to O2's Connection Manager software and ... (more) O2 mobile broadband hooks up to BT Wi-Fi
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UK ATMs set to offer WiFi access, free for BT and iPhone users
Engadget — ... ATM machines near you will soon be converted to serve as free WiFi hotspots, courtesy of BT Openzone and Cashbox, perhaps the most mismatched pair of commercial metaphors ever put together. The initial rollout starts with 10 machines this week and numbers are expected to steadily increase. Non-BT users and iPhone heretics wanting to join in the fun will have to shell out £5.88 ($10) for 90 minutes or a more reasonable £9.79 ($16) for 24 hours. [Via Tech Digest] ...

UK ATMs set to offer WiFi access, free for BT and iPhone users
IPhone news, updates and Iphone information — ... ATM machines near you will soon be converted to serve as free WiFi hotspots, courtesy of BT Openzone and Cashbox, perhaps the most mismatched pair of commercial metaphors ever put together. The initial rollout starts with 10 machines this week and numbers are expected to steadily increase. Non-BT users and iPhone heretics wanting to join in the fun will have to shell out £5.88 ($10) for 90 minutes or a more reasonable £9.79 ($16) for 24 hours. [Via Tech Digest] ...

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