{"id":9462,"date":"2015-06-15T08:30:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T07:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=9462"},"modified":"2015-06-15T08:30:31","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T07:30:31","slug":"virgin-media-uk-brings-free-wifi-access-app-to-iphone-and-ios-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/06\/virgin-media-uk-brings-free-wifi-access-app-to-iphone-and-ios-users.html","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media UK Brings FREE WiFi Access App to iPhone and iOS Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> Buddy app, which works to auto-connect the operators Mobile customers to over 150,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> hotspots (including 22,000 UK hotspots from The Cloud and more than 20 million hotspots worldwide), has now been made available to iOS (iPhone, iPad etc.) devices as well as Android.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Funnily enough The Cloud&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> hotspots, which are available in places and stores like M&amp;S, WH Smith, Superdrug, Wetherspoon pubs, Pret A Manger, Caff\u00e9 Nero, Wagamama, Pizza Express, KFC, plus selected shopping centres and train stations, are owned by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a>&#8217;s arch rival Sky (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/bskyb\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sky Broadband<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Mind you a quick look at some of the reviews for the existing app on the Google Play store (<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.virginmedia.simplewifi\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) suggests that it might still be in need of some improvement, with users moaning about issues such as battery drain, problems auto logging into The Cloud&#8217;s hotspots and incorrect hotspot locations. 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