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Plusnet and public wifi

Timalay — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:57:18 GMT

Just and idea, but why don't plusnet offer public wifi say as an add-on. Not unlimited as such, but say offer it in data bundles. Plusnet already have their parent company to back this with.

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

chrispurvey — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:30:20 GMT

Hi Timalay,
We're always looking at ways that we can improve our products and product ransge, if anything does come into the offing we'll certainly let you know.
Chris

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

Timalay — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:27:01 GMT

Hi chrispurvey
Thanks for the reply.
Timalay

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

Kelly — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:56:00 GMT

How much would you pay for it? What hotspots would you want?

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

Timalay — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:04:46 GMT

I think £5 per set amount of data (whatever you saw fit), would be fair. Often i've been out and about. I wanted to find something out on my mobile, and i've been in reach of a bt wifi hotspot.

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

mushy — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:30:53 GMT

Why not offer hotspots for free as BT and several others do ?

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

Timalay — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:01:29 GMT

There is normally a catch with getting free wifi with your isp, you normally have to give up a % of your bandwith to any passers by (with your isp) who may want to use to the internet.
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Re: Plusnet and public wifi

will2012 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:25:28 GMT

Quote from: mushy
Why not offer hotspots for free as BT and several others do ?

They are not free, you pay in your monthly subscription.

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

itsme — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:58:26 GMT

After an initial outlay of £40 5 years ago I can access all BT hotspots except premium Openzone for free. Use it a lot as I also have Plusnet VoIP so can make free landline calls when out and about.

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

Gel — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:49:32 GMT

See my broadband forum post on related area.
http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,110397.0.html

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

quelquod — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:00:30 GMT

Quote from: Kelly
How much would you pay for it? What hotspots would you want?

I suppose I'd be prepared to pay something like £1 a month assuming that there were enough hotspots to be able to use them realistically. It's more a convenience thing than significant usage. Maybe share the network with BT (or is that vaguely heresy).

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

gswindale — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:11:34 GMT

It is things like this that used to set PN apart from other "mass-market" ISPs - namely something different that is actually useful for their customers.
I believe that once upon a time; PN had a deal (possibly with The Cloud) to provide internet access at Hotspots.
Setting up access to BT Openzone either much reduced from the "commercial" pricing or for free shouldn't be that difficult for PN/BT to achieve.
I know the BT setup uses FON to work and therefore requires either a BT Home Hub or a FON enabled router; but wasn't there talk at one time of rolling out the Home Hub to PN customers? Seeing as the main network infrastructure is all the same; I don't fully understand why it is not possible to use Home Hubs with their features on PN?

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

mushy — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:45:40 GMT

Maqybe it would be better to roll out BT HH3, better signal, better router and they could sythen some signal off to offer the free wifi hotspots as do BT and keep up with most other ISP's

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

dvorak — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:54:52 GMT

With the amount of free hotspots in fast food chains and the ability to tether devices to phones I'm not sure it's something I'd make use of and wouldn't want to pay for it.

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

snozboz — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:53:14 GMT

It may be entirely pie-in-the-sky, but what I'd really like is to be able to sign-in with any of the public wifi hotspots (paid or free) with one username and password (e.g. my Plusnet account), and for the cost to then be added to my mobile phone or broadband (e.g. Plusnet) subscription for that month. The thing that really annoys me and prevents me from using public wifi hotspots even when I really want to, is that I have to register with yet another company and give them all my details before I can use the wifi. Even when it's free wifi.

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

Gareth6 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:12:01 GMT

I would have rather had free wifi than the switch to unlimited broadband, I don't think I've even used over 120gigs in a month.

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

pint — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:24:04 GMT

Quote from: geofftswin
It is things like this that used to set PN apart from other "mass-market" ISPs - namely something different that is actually useful for their customers.
I believe that once upon a time; PN had a deal (possibly with The Cloud) to provide internet access at Hotspots.
Setting up access to BT Openzone either much reduced from the "commercial" pricing or for free shouldn't be that difficult for PN/BT to achieve.
I know the BT setup uses FON to work and therefore requires either a BT Home Hub or a FON enabled router; but wasn't there talk at one time of rolling out the Home Hub to PN customers? Seeing as the main network infrastructure is all the same; I don't fully understand why it is not possible to use Home Hubs with their features on PN?

A tie up with the cloud, and Fon would be a good move, as for the hardware side of things plusnet could sell the fonera box separatly/at a discount and send out fon enabled routers for new sign ups.
As for the home hub, to me thats a BT broadband product, and quite a few people ( usualy non plusnet customers) already see plusnet as the same as BT so this would blur the lines further.
Another product that may go down well would be an internet/freeview set top box to make use of the unlimited broadband.

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

DaveyH — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:16:13 GMT

Quote from: pint
Another product that may go down well would be an internet/freeview set top box to make use of the unlimited broadband.

Not if this poll is anything to go by.
http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,109915.0.html

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

dfunked — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:08:51 GMT

@ Gareth6
Different strokes for different folks I guess... Can't say that this is anything I'll ever have use for, as my mobile plan has unlimited data so I just tether whenever I'm out and about and in need of interwebs... I'm sure more people are moving toward this kind of use, so launching something like this now seems to be a bit on the late side, and wouldn't be much of a selling point ...
Unlimited data on the other hand is just what the doctor ordered!

Re: Plusnet and public wifi

quelquod — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:47:28 GMT

Quote from: dfunked
my mobile plan has unlimited data ...... I'm sure more people are moving toward this kind of use

Well as you say, different strokes.
My phone plan has only a tiny data allowance (minimal calls and text too) as I hardly ever use it. I can't be bothered with the tiny screen for anything serious.
OTOH my Ipad is used a lot, but it's wifi only.