Author: geoff Published: July 25th, 2012
Worried you might drive up your data charges while watching the Olympic Games? Thanks to O2, this will never be a problem. Exhibition Road, Piccadilly Circus, and Leicester Square will be three amongst seven areas O2 will be providing free Wi-Fi to during the 2012 London Olympics. This means free internet on devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S3 or new iPad. Better yet, you don’t have to be an O2 customer to benefit from free Wi-Fi.
How do you connect to these hotspots? All you have to do is register once and that’s it. You no longer have to worry about using 3G internet, or having to pay roaming charges if you’re visiting from another country.
London Mayor Boris Johnson said, “With millions of extra people coming to town for the Games, we want to ensure we showcase the capital as the best city in the world to work and visit. The addition of free Wi-Fi to some of our most popular landmarks is crucial in helping to maintaining that reputation.”
Can’t wait to use free Wi-Fi at the 2012 London Olympics courtesy of O2? Let us know through a comment.
Tags: 2012 London Olympics, hotspot, London Olympics, o2, Olympics, Wi-Fi
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Author: geoff Published: May 22nd, 2012
If you’re dying to see one of the Olympic Games, O2 is giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets to one of the games. The tickets can be yours if you get either a Game Edition Samsung Galaxy Note or Galaxy Y. These special edition devices bear a Union Jack print on their back casings.
The two Olympic-themed devices joins the Galaxy S3, which is the official phone of the 2012 Olympics. These S3s will be issued to the Game’s athletes. With NFC (Near Field Communication) chips, all these athletes have to do is tap the phones on NFC-enabled tills in shops to pay for goods.
You can get your hands on the Olympics Galaxy Note for £500. The Olympics Galaxy Y will set you back £80. By getting your hands on either one of the two, you will get the chance to visit Team GB’s training camp. You can also win tickets to one of the games.
Interested in getting the chance a win tickets to the games? Have you purchased either a Games Edition Samsung Galaxy Note or a Games Edition Samsung Galaxy Y? Let us know through a comment.
Tags: 2012 Olympics, Games Edition, o2, Olympics, samsung, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Note White, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy S3 White, Samsung Galaxy Y, Samsung Galaxy Y Pink
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