McDonalds Rolling Out Free Wi-Fi Across The Country

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12:30PM October 31, 2008 | Nick Broughall

Mcdonalds Wi-Fi.gifI haven’t eaten at McDonalds since July 2001. Let’s just say a Quarter Pounder meal didn’t agree with me for a few days. And while I probably still wouldn’t eat there, I might just start going into their “restaurants” to hang out like a 16 year old on school holidays (it’s the place to be, apparently) so I can start using their new free Wi-Fi networks.

While a number of McDonalds “restaurants” have had free Wi-Fi supplied by Telstra for a while now, they’re now planning on rolling out their own networks across a majority of their stores across the country. The rollout has already begun in NSW and the ACT, and will progress across the other states, with an expected completion date of late February 2009.

There’s no fudging around with logins or any need to actually buy anything (phew!), but there is a 50MB data limit, so no bittorrent for you. Hopefully we’ll see all the other fast food stores join McDonalds on the free Wi-Fi bandwagon.

[Free Wi-Fi - Thanks Nathan!]

Comments

  • cink

    October 31, 2008 at 1:43 PM

    its about time!
    you needed to be a telstra customer before >

  • StevoTheDevo

    October 31, 2008 at 2:09 PM

    How would they enforce a 50Mb limit if there’s no log-in required?

  • txc88

    October 31, 2008 at 3:45 PM

    MAC address filtering? probably easy enough to bypass if u can be arsed.

  • Tim

    October 31, 2008 at 10:06 PM

    Wouldn’t that be “BigMac” address filtering ??? ;)

    More free WiFi is good in my book.. in fact ANY is good. I have no love for Maccas food apart from those days of DEEP hangover when I surface in the late afternoon and a large Big mac meal will revive me.

    But the coffee is not bad from some of the in-store cafe’s, but not all. IT’s still hit and miss.

    I assume my JebusPhone will pickup the free WiFi from the carpark ?

  • sam

    November 1, 2008 at 11:32 PM

    I would love to know where the information for this article came from. All i can find on the site is a list of a few places that offer it. none of the mcdonalds listings are for the ACT. Theres also no mention of a limit there, so where did you guys get that info?

  • maccasfreewifi

    November 4, 2008 at 10:07 PM

    sam – there is a heap of info regarding the rollout of Free WiFi at McDonald’s stores available at wirelesslans.com.au/freewifi/faq – check it out when you get a chance.

  • Freddie

    January 8, 2009 at 11:25 PM

    The internet speed is quite good for browsing only.. if i download something it starts and stops.

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