Skype offers Aussies free WiFi for the weekend

VoIP provider celebrates product release with free internet access at more than 2000 locations.
Skype is offering free WiFi over the weekend to Skype for Windows 4.2 users.

Skype is offering free WiFi over the weekend to Skype for Windows 4.2 users.

VoIP provider, Skype, has enabled free WiFi access at more than 100,000 hotspots worldwide 20-21 March, including more than 2000 locations throughout Australia.


Free access is available between 10am Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) on 20 March and 9:59 AEST on Monday 22 March, 2010.

The access is to mark the full launch of Skype Access, which was introduced as part of Skype's Windows 4.2 version.

The feature enables access to WiFi using Skype credit with a click, allowing people to browse the web, email and make free Skype-to-Skype voice and video via WiFi without the hassle of credit cards and multiple logins.

There is a catch, however: To access the free WiFi users must download Skype for Windows 4.2.

The SkypeAccess free WiFi is offered in partnership with global hotspot provider Boingo. To find a free access point, visit the Boingo website and search the locations in Australia.

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1

aquafire

Sat 20/03/2010 - 22:32

Big deal.

Internode has been offering free broadband for years..

Skype wants you to download their software ?

yeah..

What better way than to keep tabs on you...

They must think net users are stupid..

AQF

2

patterntangle

Sun 21/03/2010 - 11:04

@aquafire - I went to the internode website but see no mention of free broadband!?

and skype is offering free skype so yeah, you're required to download skype.

If you think that they think net users are stupid - stop proving them right.

3

Aquafire

Sun 21/03/2010 - 19:21

You couldn't have looked very hard mate..

https://hotspot.internode.on.net/

So thanks for proving my point...lol...

AQF

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