iPhone UK: How much free Wi-Fi can you get?
The iPhone is coming to the UK, and bundled in with the deal is free unlimited Wi-Fi access at any Cloud hot spot.
This apparently equates to around 7,500 locations around the UK, although some urban areas are obviously going to be better served than the Highlands of Scotland or the Outer Hebrides.
As the iPhone's not 3G, it's good news that - at least in major towns — you won't be too far away from a free Wi-Fi hot spot.
What isn't clear is whether we Brits get a version of the US Starbucks deal - chances are potentially slim because the unstoppable coffee chain's wireless Net access is provided by... T-Mobile.
Then again, maybe Steve Jobs has some pan-European niceness going on in the background. If Deutsche Telekom gets the iPhone in Germany, then perhaps they'll open up the gateway to Starbucks coffee houses throughout Europe. Then, given their ubiquitousness, you'll probably have free Wi-Fi access on every high street.
Of course, you'll also be able to use any other free Wi-Fi hot spot you can find, as well as your home or office network. Depending on where you live, this could minimise the amount of "unlimited" and slow data you have to endure on the EDGE network.
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