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Cash Machines To Become Wi-Fi Hotspots
geekwithlaptop.com - 6/22/2009
Cash Machines To Become Wi-Fi Hotspots
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Some 2,500 cash points across the UK are set to become Wi-Fi hotspots under a new deal between BT and Cashbox, a leading supplier of ATMs. Cashbox charge a commission for withdrawals from their machines so they tend to have their cash points located in public places where there is no existing ...
pcpro.co.uk - 6/22/2009
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
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BT to use ATMs as Wi-Fi hotspots
techdigest.tv - 6/27/2009
BT to use ATMs as Wi-Fi hotspots
— techdigest.tv — 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 ... (more) BT to use ATMs as Wi-Fi hotspots

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