Good news if you're on O2. The network's just announced a deal with Virgin to give its customers free Wi-Fi access on London Underground, just like Vodafone and EE, from June. That will leave just Three and the MVNOs out of the free Tube Wi-Fi party. [Virgin] Read More >>
Featured comment by sg1969:
"I never found this useful.... If I have to wait for a train longer than 5-10 minutes, I'll just jump on the bus.
If you're stuck in the tunnel, you g..." More »
Virgin's London Tube Wi-Fi network is pretty useful, I have to admit, but the free ride is now over. From today, Virgin will start charging you for access unless you happen to be on EE, Vodafone or Virgin. It's not that expensive, but will you actually pay for it now? Read More >>
Featured comment by aalimitchell:
"Agreed, I don't know why Sam thinks that isn't horrendous, it's insane. You'd have to live in the tube for it to be worth it.
You might wait a few..." More »
Perhaps surprising to many, especially compared with the multitude of various delays the underground suffers, it turns out that the Tube Wi-Fi is quite the speed demon, with actual decent download speeds that are faster than the nation's average speed. Read More >>
We heard about the 80 tube stations that'll be getting free Wi-Fi courtesy of Virgin by the end of July, but the first of them have already gone live for all your free internet sipping needs -- time to go find out how fast they really are for yourselves. Read More >>
Featured comment by flipper202:
"Has anyone tested this out? For King's cross station, is it limited just to the underground or would you get signal in the train station? Its not like..." More »
After seeing what kind of speeds we can get on Virgin's new tube Wi-Fi network while no one else is on them, we now know which 80 stations you'll actually be able to grab the sweet, free, underground internet in before August. Read More >>