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5 Countries in the World Where you Can Enjoy Free Wi-Fi

Meena Nair

Last updated: Oct 3, 2019

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Do

Before getting connected to free Wi-Fi, do disable the ‘sharing’ settings on your phone. This reduces your exposure to hacking.

See

See to it that you are connected to the correct official network. At times, fake networks can dupe you.

Shop

Best advised to avoid any online shopping when you are on a free public Wi-Fi.

Safety

Get into a VPN (Virtual Private Network) that will route your traffic through a secure network even on public Wi-Fi, thus giving your data the required protection.

Want To Go ? 
   

Guess what? Italy just rolled-out free Wi-Fi. You can now connect to numerous Wi-Fi spots across the country without any username or password. And you don’t have to pay any roaming data charges either—thanks to the newly launched app where you register once and gain free Internet access anywhere in Italy! While on the subject, here are few other countries with free Wi-Fi services.  

France

France has a strong public Wi-Fi network, and tourists can access over 400 Wi-Fi hotspots at about 260 locations around Paris, including museums, parks and libraries. Other free Wi-Fi cities include Bordeaux, Marseille and Nice.

How to access free Wi-Fi in France: Simply search for the Paris Wi-Fi network and get connected. While at any airport in France—be it Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, the Toulouse or any other—just fill in a short form and you are entitled to free Wi-Fi (256 Kbps). This may be renewable after 30 minutes. For other places, log into any of the free Wi-Fi maps and select the desired hotspot. 

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong offers several free Wi-Fi networks, especially at major tourist attraction centres, shopping malls, museums, gardens, food courts, etc. These come completely free most of the time or free till a specified time. Hong Kong International airport has free Wi-Fi access in almost all the seating and public areas across terminals, as do all public transport places and railways stations.

How to access free Wi-Fi in Hong Kong:  Download the Wi-Fi.HKK app and search for a list of hotspot locations and then connect with Wi-Fi.HKK.SSID (Service Set identifier.)  At the railway station, select MTR Free Wi-Fi to connect. It is free for the first 15 minutes per session. Each mobile can have 5 such sessions.

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United Kingdom

UK features among the top five free Wi-Fi countries and offers thousands of free legal hotspots across many cities and towns, including tourist spots like National History Museum and London’s Imperial War Museum.

How to access free Wi-Fi in the UK: At hotels, the login details usually come with the room information pack. In other places, a quick visit to a nearby café can reveal the hot spots. Most major service providers in the UK provide Wi-Fi access in public areas. You can also check a few websites like HotSpot-Locations.com where you will find an entire list of free Wi-Fi hotspots.

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Singapore

Singapore is the second country with the fastest Wi-Fi connectivity, and you will find government-enabled free Wi-Fi services at almost all tourist places. Under the aegis of Wireless@SG, they aim to equip all public places with free Wi-Fi through numerous hotspots.

How to access free Wi-Fi in Singapore: Switch on Wi-Fi connectivity on your laptop or smartphone. Select “Wireless@SG” network. Scroll to the bottom of the sign-in page and sign up for a new account. If you are using a foreign number, select “foreign mobile number” and fill in your details. Do ensure your international roaming is activated because an SMS will be sent to your mobile. Log in with that password, and you can have free internet access for the next 24 hours.  

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Lithuania

At 30 Mbps, Lithuania has been ranked as the country with the fastest public Wi-Fi download speed. There are many free internet zones, especially in the city’s main streets, cafes, etc. The Vilnius International Airport has free Wi-Fi connection, and so do all major tourist areas like Cathedral Square, Theatre Square, Laisve Square, Gediminas Avenue and Vokiečių Street. Even the buses in Lithuania boast of free Wi-Fi.

How to access free Wi-Fi in Lithuania: Once at Lithuania airport, log in to ‘Invest Lithuania Free Wi-Fi’ and access free-of-charge Internet connectivity for six hours a day—both at arrival and departure. For free connectivity in the cities, download apps that store the location of free Wi-Fi hotspots on your phone. Whenever you wish to connect, simply click on a network. A word of caution—be careful to click on the correct network designated to that place.    

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Travelling becomes a lot easier and fun when there is free Wi-Fi, isn’t it?