Am I allowed O2 Wifi?!

[Anonymous]

The whole setup for O2 Wifi seems very broken - is this just me? I tried to gain access on the Tube, and was informed via the captive portal that I need to register with O2 and would receive a text message. No message has ever come (despite repeated attempts to log in).

When I sign into My O2 elsewhere and click the "manage O2 Wifi" link, which goes here:

https://wifi.o2.co.uk/manage-devices

I get a 403 Forbidden status. To think I ditched Vodafone due to their ******ty web service maintenance...

[MI5]

Anyone at all can use the free public o2 wifi, but WiFi on the LU requires you to be an o2 customer.
Lu WiFi is run by virginmedia and has been having some problems recently.
There are quite a few reports on here of issues.

[Cleoriff]

Have you checked this article? http://www.o2.co.uk/connectivity/wifi-london-underground

There are further help links at the bottom of the page...

[MI5]

There is also a post here which tells you how to de-register from the system which has allowed some to successfully re-register again http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-Services/O2-Wifi-At-London-Underground-Not-able-to-conne...

[Anonymous]

Testing

[jonsie]

Seemed to work...

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@Anonymous wrote:

Testing

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[Bambino]

Maybe it's just me, but I've never understood the need to be able to use WiFi on the underground. It's only available in certain stations, and you can't actually use it in the train, which is where you are for most of the time while you're traveling. I'm sure someone will tell me it's an age thing.

[Anonymous]

@jonsie yep, thanks.

Thanks all for the replies. Wrote a full reply here, then lost it due to getting randomly signed out and wasn't allowed back in for about 10 mins - unbelieveable. Hence "Testing" message above. Anyway, after reading around it's clear that virgin media couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery either, though the Tube wifi certainly isn't going to work if one doesn't already have O2 Wifi set up properly.

For anyone trying to get around the 403 Forbidden message, there is a trick. The server actually serves your very first request, during which it negotiates your login status with some other server and sets a couple of cookies. Once it sets those two cookies, it just serves the 403 instead. To rectify, open your browser's cookie management window, and before every request delete those two cookies. That includes before clicking on a button too. I managed to delete O2 Wifi from my account this way, so now I should be able to find a hotspot and attempt to re-register.

Will report back but I'm not brimming with confidence.

[Martin-O2]

Hey @Anonymous can you provide us with an update on your issue? Thanks! 

[la7]

I tested it on the tube and find o2 wifi slow and disconnects, 

Also i would use a vpn as its a target for hacking phone so be careful ,