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Econet to introduce Wi-Fi Hotpots
08 May 2014 at 11:01hrs | Views
Econet will be launching Wi-Fi hotpots in a bid to ease congestion on the regular mobile broadband networks that use GPRS, Edge and 3G, TechZim reported.
"We were tipped to this development by some subscribers to the network who told us they received calls from Econet inviting them to trial the Wi-Fi hotspots.
"According to our tipsters, subscribers using smartphones will have the option to switch from their mobile broadband connections to Wi-Fi when they are within these Wi-Fi hotspots. We have no information yet on where these hotspots will be exactly but our guess is it will be highly populated centers like malls, high traffic supermarkets, restaurant, sports stadiums, airports and other such places.
"Econet has told these trial customers that they will pay the same rate for the Wi-Fi as they do for mobile broadband, that is, besides it being a Wi-Fi hotspot, cost is really the same. We're guessing the incentive to use Wi-Fi will really be hope for better speeds there, otherwise why would someone bother.
"The trials are starting this week and indications are that these trial customers will be given a list of the Wi-Fi hotspot locations. We'll let you know as the information comes in."
"We were tipped to this development by some subscribers to the network who told us they received calls from Econet inviting them to trial the Wi-Fi hotspots.
"Econet has told these trial customers that they will pay the same rate for the Wi-Fi as they do for mobile broadband, that is, besides it being a Wi-Fi hotspot, cost is really the same. We're guessing the incentive to use Wi-Fi will really be hope for better speeds there, otherwise why would someone bother.
"The trials are starting this week and indications are that these trial customers will be given a list of the Wi-Fi hotspot locations. We'll let you know as the information comes in."
Source - TechZim
