Free, Unlimited Wi-Fi access is currently being offered at Dublin
Airport following the agreement between Eircom and Dublin Airport
Authority. The free Wireless Internet service is now available to all
users within the airport’s vicinity without registration.
It has been almost a year now since the Eircom WiFiHub service is
offered at Dublin Airport and so far, it has aided more than one million
passengers already. The service was launched in December last year.
Since then, all passengers passing through the airport can make use of a
Wireless Internet connection for free, yet limited only.
Originally, the WiFi Internet service at Dublin Airport was given
free for 10 minutes only. Users who wanted to avail of the service the
whole day have to pay a €1 fee. So far, the service is still given free
at Dublin Airport but already unlimited.
Passengers who want to access the free WiFi are required to log on to
the Dublin Airport Free WiFi network, otherwise known as the Eircom
WiFiHub. The ‘Continue to Surf’ button then shows up on the homepage
after logging into the network. Users need to click on that button to
start browsing the web.
In addition, a free downloadable Eircom WiFiHub app is likewise,
offered to all interested smartphone users, particularly Android and
iOS. The app is available at Android and Apple stores online.
Dublin Airport is among the few airports in the capital city of
Europe to offer a free WiFi service to its customers, according to DAA
commercial director.
“Dublin Airport is one of the few capital city airports in Europe to
offer its customers free Wi-Fi and this move puts us well ahead of the
vast majority of our peers,” DAA commercial director Maurice Hennessy has declared.
A significant increase in the number of WiFi sessions within the
airport vicinity was noticed later in July. In fact, the Dublin Airport
has recorded more than 600,000 WiFi sessions at that time. Finding the
Internet service becoming more important to travelers nowadays, Eircom
and DAA recently come up with a deal to grant passengers at Dublin
Airport with a free unlimited WiFi access.
“Wi-Fi is becoming increasingly important in our day-to-day lives and
there is real demand for fast, reliable, hassle-free Wi-Fi access,”
Eircom director of products and strategy Elaine Robinson said.
More than 1,000 Eircom WiFiHub hotspots are now available across the
country and Eircom still continues to capitalize in the roll out of the
service. In the meantime, the company is targeting Ireland’s largest
WiFi spot.
Considering the fact that Dublin Airport is the largest WiFi location
in Ireland, Eircom sees it a good place to start with. So far this
year, Dublin Airport has supplied 22,290 wireless internet sessions on
its busiest day. It is one clear indication of a need to grant a free
unlimited WiFi internet access to its passengers.
Source: SiliconRepublic.com
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