Skype Announces 'Free Skype Wi-Fi' for UK and Ireland

[JMcEntegart]

Skype to offer consumers free WiFi via local businesses.

Skype Announces 'Free Skype Wi-Fi' for UK and Ireland : Read more

 

[greghome]

Good News for small business there I guess :/

 

[freggo]

[citation][nom]greghome[/nom]Good News for small business there I guess[/citation]

I think what the article means is that Skype makes these deals so the business can offer the free WIFI to customers; like Starbucks does here. Not a bad idea actually.

 

[thecolorblue]

umm...

meanwhile in the real world business owners just get a regular internet hookup and give customers a little sliver of paper with the password on it. money saved... useless costly additional service avoided.

 

[COLGeek]

Not really sure this is massively newsworthy, but it should be welcome by both consumers and businesses. Customers get access to the 'Net and businesses get access to customers. Win-win.

 

[madooo12]

I know some people will moan that it blocks porn stuff and phishing websites, but that's a good thing, you won't want to access those websites in a company