{"id":36618,"date":"2013-04-25T10:27:45","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T08:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=36618"},"modified":"2013-04-25T10:50:04","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T08:50:04","slug":"telkom-mobile-rolls-out-free-unlimited-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/36618\/telkom-mobile-rolls-out-free-unlimited-wi-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Telkom Mobile rolls out free unlimited Wi-Fi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Telkom Mobile<\/a> has announced that it will offer free unlimited Wi-Fi access at over 400 hotspots across the country to subscribers on qualifying plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are especially pleased to offer subscribers on qualifying Telkom Mobile SmartPlan, SmartSaver, SmartInternet, SmartInternet Promo, SmartInternet Saver plans free unlimited Wi-Fi,\u201d said Attila Vitai<\/a>, Managing Director of Telkom Mobile.<\/p>\n

Pre-paid and top-up subscribers are also allocated free Wi-Fi access for seven days or 30 days, subject to product-specific terms and conditions, when they recharge with airtime.<\/p>\n

Subscribers who are not on qualifying plans can buy Telkom Mobile Wi-Fi ad hoc bundles valid for 30 minutes for R25 or 60 minutes for R40.<\/p>\n

\u201cTelkom Mobile is rolling out an extensive network of Wi-Fi hot spots. So far there are more than 400 secure Wi-Fi hotspots concentrated in metropolitan areas across the country,\u201d said Vitai.<\/p>\n

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Telkom Mobile Wifi hotspot map<\/p><\/div>\n

Fair usage policy<\/h3>\n

According to the Telkom mobile website, qualifying contract and hybrid deals have a fair usage cap of 10GB per month, after which Telkom said the speed will be throttled to 128kbps.<\/p>\n

Pre-paid and hybrid customers that get access by recharging may have a lower cap.<\/p>\n

According to Telkom, the Wi-Fi service speed shall be reset to normal speed at the beginning of each month.<\/p>\n

How to connect<\/h3>\n

For users to connect to Telkom Mobile\u2019s Wi-Fi hotspots, the operator explained that subscribers will have to set their phones to connect using EAP-SIM authentication.<\/p>\n

This will let the SIM cards for qualifying post-paid and hybrid subscribers automatically authenticate them when in a Telkom Mobile Wi-Fi hotpot, the operator said.<\/p>\n

Telkom Mobile went on to explain that subscribers will also be able to connect a single extra device such as a notebook or tablet by linking its MAC address to the SIM card.<\/p>\n

More on Telkom Mobile<\/h3>\n

Telkom Mobile intros new data, LTE offerings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Telkom Mobile is the future of Telkom: MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Telkom launches Telkom Mobile<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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