Customers of the BT Total Broadband service, specifically those whom also own an Apple iPhone or Android based Smartphone, can now make better use of the ISP's "unlimited" UK Wi-Fi Hotspot access through a FREE app. The app automatically connects customers to BT's network of 1.6 million public hotspots and includes a mapping service, which is updated weekly so that users can find their nearest access point.

Users with an iPhone or Android device can download the free application today from the iTunes App Store or the Android Market. Once BT customers have downloaded the app, all they need to do is input their btinternet email username and password, and choose to be automatically logged in whenever they are in a BT Wi-Fi area.

BT Wi-Fi access is unlimited and free for BT Total Broadband customers, thus the operator claims that its new app will help to reduce the chance of customers racking up extra costs on their mobile phone bills. This of course assumes that customers would not know how to perform the same process by hand.


To celebrate the launch, BT is also giving 50p to BBC Children in Need for each FREE BT FON based application downloaded, until they reach a target of £10,000. Once £10,000 is reached no more donations will be given to BBC Children in Need as a result of this promotion.

iPhone Users can download the application from: the app store (search for BT Fon) or by typing http://bit.ly/iPhoneBTFon into the iPhone’s browser.

Android users can download the application from the Android Market (search for BT Fon) or by typing http://bit.ly/AndroidBTFon into their devices browser.