pcpro.co.uk - 6/22/2009
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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 charging a commission on cash withdrawals, and so ...
techdigest.tv - 6/27/2009
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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 ...
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BT to use ATMs as Wi-Fi hotspots
theregister.co.uk - 6/22/2009
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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 ...
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BT deposits Wi-Fi in cashpoints • The Register
news.zdnet.co.uk - 6/30/2009
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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 ...
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O2 mobile broadband hooks up to BT Wi-Fi
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BT to use ATMs as Wi-Fi hotspots
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... well as iPhone users on O2 who receive free connection to the Openzone network. For other customers who want to connect to Openzone, the cost is a wallet-worrying £5.88 for 90 minutes or £9.79 for a full day. Cashbox has 2,500 cash-points in the UK. The plan is to introduce the Wi-Fi capabilities amongst them gradually, starting with just 10. Ciaran Morton, CEO of Cashbox says: "It's really just the start of our rollout. We will look at extending coverage over the coming months." (via PC Pro) ...
UK ATMs set to offer WiFi access, free for BT and iPhone users
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... BT Broadband customers and UK iPhone owners, rejoice - some 2,500 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. ...
UK ATMs set to offer WiFi access, free for BT and iPhone users
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... BT Broadband customers and UK iPhone owners, rejoice - some 2,500 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 ...
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