Friday, July 17, 2009

The quest for free Wifi in Durban

I often see many a person working on their laptop at a coffee shop and
envisioned that it was probably because Wireless Internet at that
coffee shop was either free or cheap. It seems that in Durban Wireless
Internet at coffee shops is just a convenience and most of the time is
not free.
However being an avid surfer, I decided to explore my options:

Option 1
The first ten minutes at any Mugg and Bean are free, there after it is time to get out your
credit card. If you are an Mweb subscriber or you live in Kloof then
your Wireless Internet is free for 3 hours a month.

Option 2
Taco Zulu restaurant in Florida Road offers free wireless, just watch the 20MB limit

SheBee writes:
http://moralfibre.co.za/blog/2009/01/26/taco-zulu-durban-restaurant-review/

Option 3 Most Durban libraries are now said to have free wireless internet:

"Free wireless internet access is already available
in all 85 libraries
, thanks to eThekwini being the first municipality
in South Africa to roll out a fibre optic network that links all its
offices. Members can use the computers in the libraries, or bring their
own, wireless enabled laptops. Membership of the city’s libraries is
free and the membership number is used as the user name password to
enable connectivity."


Conclusion
So if you want free wireless Internet, the best place to go would
probably be the library. If you were hoping to have coffee with your
surfing, then I suggest that you find a coffee shop close to the
library...

My sources of information:

http://www.freewi-fi.co.za/free-hotspots

http://moralfibre.co.za/blog/author/shebee/

http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/services/services_news/rural-digital-gap-bridged?searchterm=suite&plone_skin=eThekwiniPrint


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