{"id":413,"date":"2012-03-12T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=413"},"modified":"2012-03-12T14:00:16","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T14:00:16","slug":"mitchells-and-butlers-pubs-gain-free-wifi-internet-from-o2-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/03\/mitchells-and-butlers-pubs-gain-free-wifi-internet-from-o2-uk.html","title":{"rendered":"Mitchells and Butlers Pubs Gain FREE WiFi Internet from O2 UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbplc.com\" target=\"_new\">Mitchells &amp; Butlers<\/a>, a leading operator of restaurants and pubs in the UK, has today signed a new <strong>three year agreement<\/strong> with mobile provider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> for the provision of a <strong>free wireless internet<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a>) service at <strong>1,600 of their outlets<\/strong> around the country. This includes 13 different brands, such as Harvester, Toby Carvery, Vintage Inns, Browns, All Bar One and O\u2019Neill&#8217;s.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe service will offer guests free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">wifi<\/a> access no matter which mobile or broadband ISP they are with.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Gavin Franks, MD of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">Wifi<\/a>, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Wifi should be about accessing the Internet quickly, seamlessly and, most importantly, where people want to use it. That is why this partnership \u2013 with the leading operator of restaurants and pubs in the UK \u2013 is such an exciting one. 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