Home
 » ISP News » 
Sponsored Links

Free Public Gigabit WiFi is Coming to Wetherby in West Yorkshire UK

Tuesday, Apr 2nd, 2019 (12:01 am) - Score 2,210

Local residents, businesses and visitors to the West Yorkshire market town of Wetherby can now access wireless internet speeds of up to 1Gbps from a free public WiFi network, which is being run by Harrogate-based ISP IntechnologyWiFi on behalf of the Town Council.

The new network, which has been installed around the town centre at “no cost to the taxpayer” (Leeds City Council supported the project by providing access to local street furniture), has been given the name (SSID) “_wetherbyfreewifi“. However Gigabit capable public WiFi is often a lot slower than the stated peak speed due to all the usual issues of shared capacity, end-user device limitations and signal quality etc.

Apparently IntechnologyWiFi will also be providing its lifestyle app, Citi-Wise, featuring relevant local content about things to do and see in Wetherby.

A Spokesperson for Wetherby Town Council said:

“We are delighted that IntechnologyWiFi is investing in Wetherby to increase our access to the digital economy.

We appreciate that we have a charming, historic town and we like that, but equally we recognise that technology is always moving forwards and creating new opportunities for business and tourism.

It’s wonderful that Wetherby will be at the forefront of technology. Free public WiFi will attract more people into our town centre and is a real advantage for us and for local businesses.”

Natalie Duffield, CEO of IntechnologyWiFi, added:

“Wetherby is a beautiful town with a rich history but internet access has been patchy which can limit opportunities in this digital age.

We have installed the best available technologies across the town centre for the benefit of local businesses, residents and visitors.”

End.

Mark-Jackson
By Mark Jackson
Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook and .
Search ISP News
Search ISP Listings
Search ISP Reviews
Comments
1 Response
  1. Avatar photo Meadmodj says:

    MJ thanks. Very interesting business model IntechnologyWIFI are following. They appear to be very successful signing up councils and are growing.

    Although the free WIFI offering (councils appear to slightly differ) is primarily promoted as an outdoor service are there limitations to access i.e if you live in close proximity to a hotspot you could actually dispense with fixed broadband?.

Comments are closed

Cheap BIG ISPs for 100Mbps+
Community Fibre UK ISP Logo
150Mbps
Gift: None
Virgin Media UK ISP Logo
Virgin Media £24.00
132Mbps
Gift: None
Shell Energy UK ISP Logo
Shell Energy £26.99
109Mbps
Gift: None
Plusnet UK ISP Logo
Plusnet £27.99
145Mbps
Gift: None
Zen Internet UK ISP Logo
Zen Internet £28.00 - 35.00
100Mbps
Gift: None
Large Availability | View All
Cheapest ISPs for 100Mbps+
Gigaclear UK ISP Logo
Gigaclear £15.00
150Mbps
Gift: None
YouFibre UK ISP Logo
YouFibre £19.99
150Mbps
Gift: None
Community Fibre UK ISP Logo
150Mbps
Gift: None
BeFibre UK ISP Logo
BeFibre £21.00
150Mbps
Gift: £25 Love2Shop Card
Hey! Broadband UK ISP Logo
150Mbps
Gift: None
Large Availability | View All
The Top 15 Category Tags
  1. FTTP (5469)
  2. BT (3505)
  3. Politics (2523)
  4. Openreach (2290)
  5. Business (2251)
  6. Building Digital UK (2233)
  7. FTTC (2041)
  8. Mobile Broadband (1961)
  9. Statistics (1778)
  10. 4G (1654)
  11. Virgin Media (1608)
  12. Ofcom Regulation (1451)
  13. Fibre Optic (1392)
  14. Wireless Internet (1386)
  15. FTTH (1381)
Promotion
Sponsored

Copyright © 1999 to Present - ISPreview.co.uk - All Rights Reserved - Terms , Privacy and Cookie Policy , Links , Website Rules , Contact
Mastodon