"Your plan includes unlimited Wi-fi through BT wi-fi" - how does that work then?

[Anonymous]

Hi guys

I have just received my welcome to O2 letter in the post, and on my tariff details, among the usual allowances, it says

"Your plan includes unlimited Wi-fi through BT wi-fi" 

I didn't know about this, can anyone explain what it's all about and how I go about using it? I assume it's those BT Openzone hotspots that I sometimes see on my phone, but how do you connect to them/register for the service?

Any help gratefully received!

Thansk  Martin

[Liquid]

Here you go:)

http://shop.o2.co.uk/update/wifi.html


"Out and about: Get unlimited access to wifi at public hotspots across the UK with BT Openzone. This is all on top of the data allowance in your chosen package. You also have free access to O2 Wi-FI hotspots. To connect, tap on 'BT Openzone' or 'O2 wifi' when they appear in your wifi networks list. You’ll need to enter your mobile phone number when it asks you to, but only the first time you use it."

Just connect to the bt hotspot and enter your phone number:)

I presume this is a contract phone?

Hope this helps:)

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply Liquid.

There is a BTFON, a BTOpenzone and a BTWiFi within range at my flat... are these the public ones? Because when I select them I just get the "thinking" icon spinning next to the name but nothing happens... apart from the BTWiFi one - selecting that brings up a page that says Login with BT account, Login with Fon account, or Buy access...

Confuzzled!

[Liquid · Accepted solution]

Hmm let me check that it's been a long time since I had to do it.

Edit: apparently it's the open zone and some bt fon spots. You should see a blue landing page asking for  phone details.

edit again: apparently not all are compatable since this year.( no idea why:() 

use this page to check comparability in your area

http://hotspotdirectory.o2.co.uk/search.php

[Liquid]

Try connecting to the bt openzone one ignore the spinning icon.

Once you see it's trying to load go to safari and try to go to google see if that redirects you to the landing page.

[Anonymous]

That's a shame about some being incompatible, it's bound to be the ones that would be most useful!

Thanks for the information though..!

[Liquid]

Did you have any luck? With the redirecting bit?

Someone may come along with the ultimate trick shortly if not:)

[Anonymous]

When I do that it does load web pages but through the 3G, with the little spinning thing next to the 3G icon. Never mind!

[adamtemp64]

if you see btfon at the same place as btwifi / btopenzone they are not included they are personal bt broadband customers routers and only available if you also have bt broadband and use you bt broadband account details.

Also the same if you see a business identifier in the ssid only the true bt-wifi / bt-openzone are included and show on the directory listed above