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Ireland Hooked Up with Free NiWiFi

Following a dealio between British Telecom and Nintendo, Ireland's going to be bathed in NiWiFi. Irish users will be able to enjoy free WiFi at any of the 270 BT Openzone locations across the emerald isle. BT Openzone locations include O'Brien's sandwich bars, Hilton Hotels, Maxol Service Stations, Insomnia Coffee Shops (great name!) and BT Payphones. What a odd round-up of locals. "We believe the future for WiFi is that people will be able to access the internet, their corporate networks and their game consoles any time, anywhere using whatever device they have," said BT's Chris Clark. But, are they really expecting Irish gamers to hang out and play Mario Kart at the local gas station?

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9:22 AM on Thu Jan 26 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
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