On June 7th Virgin Media has started to install free WiFi hotspots in over 80 of London's underground stations ready for London 2012 Olympics with Warren Street and Kings Cross being the first on the list.This scheme should be finished by the end of the year seeing over 120 stations fitted with the option of accessing the world wide web for free.
Sign up is fairly simple and only requires an email address, the good news is that by the end of the weekend the Victoria line should be up and running giving its riders access to the Internet.
Latest TFL updates, daily TimeOut recommendations, exclusive Spotify playlists and trailers from MyMovies.net are all part of the service and will remain free for the foreseeable future
However by the end of the summer Virgin media will be changing to a 'pay as you go' sim on a top-up basis. Virgin Media and other mobile networks will probably be holding 'packages' very similar to a phone contract.
Although the Internet not being available in the tunnels as so to restrict access to the stations it is still a huge step forward for the worlds oldest underground train lines and should deem very helpful for the Olympics and those who will be travelling all the time on the tubes and those stuck in the massive crowds on July the 27th when the Olympics start.
Mayor – and regular ‘Have I Got News For You’ host – Boris Johnson describes the Internet update to the world’s oldest underground train network as ‘critical’ and a ‘tremendous benefit’.
For a full list of stations adapting the new Wi-Fi system click here
