Telecom has made 13 wireless broadband (wi-fi) hotspots free around Christchurch.
Chris Quin, head of Telecom's Gen-i services division, said the free wireless service would "take the load off mobile".
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Telecom has made 13 wireless broadband (wi-fi) hotspots free around Christchurch.
Chris Quin, head of Telecom's Gen-i services division, said the free wireless service would "take the load off mobile".
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The telco has already offered free local, national and mobile calling from its 300 payphones around the quake-struck city, plus free call-forwarding for those hit by property damage.
Telecom, Vodafone and 2degrees have all reported that their mobile networks are now fully operational, albeit with some systems still running on backup power.
Home and business fixed lines for Telecom and TelstraClear are "stable" bar where property damage has affected lines. As of Tuesday afternoon, there were still about 900 customers affected by problems with TelstraClear's cable network.
The free Telecom wi-fi locations:
Cafe Zero
Coffee Club - 344 Halswell Rd, Halswell
Columbus Coffee Riccarton - 129 Riccarton Road, Riccarton
DotCom Café - 42 Marriner St, Sumner
Grand Chancellor Christchurch - 161 Cashel Street
HolyGrailSportsBar - 88 Worcester Bvd
Noel Leeming - 166 Moorhouse Ave
Town Hall
Westpac Centre - 55 Jack Hinton Dve, Addington
Carlton Bar - Cnr Bealey Ave & Papanui Rd, Merivale
The free wi-fi locations:
Telecom Store - Northlands Mall
Telecom Store, Riccarton Mall
Telecom Store, The Palms - Cnr Marshland & New Brighton Rd, Shirley
