Cafenet News

Hotels sign up for wi-fi

13 Jul 2004
13.07.2004 By PAUL BRISLEN Telecom has finally shown its hand in the wi-fi game, launching the country's first national hotspot network for wireless high-speed internet access at 26 hotels throughout the country. More

Free CafeNET update

12 Jul 2004
Wellingtonians have again endorsed the free weekend use of CafeNET in June, by moving a total of 42GB during June. More

Telecom to launch WiFi wireless hot spot

12 Jul 2004
Telecom will launch WiFi wireless internet "hot spot" services in New Zealand this week. More

Destination Wi-Fi, by Rail, Bus or Boat

9 Jul 2004
THE Klickitat, a 1927 steel ferry boat plying waters between a 19th-century port and an island harbor, may seem a quaint way to travel - and an unlikely place to get work done. But it may be headed for a new frontier in Internet access for commuters. More

CafeNET at Lyall Bay?

21 Jun 2004
Intel creates world's first Wireless Technology Surfboard More

Wireless access at SA airports

18 Jun 2004
Intel, in conjunction with the Airports Company of SA (Acsa), and a number of ICT vendors, including Mecer, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, IBM and Rectron, have been demonstrating the benefits of wireless network and internet access at Johannesburg International Airport this week. More

CafeNET now supports AMEX

16 Jun 2004
From today you can now buy quota on CafeNET using American Express Credit Cards More

Patisserie puts icing on access

14 Jun 2004
Wellington's oldest cake shop has started dishing up internet access to overseas visitors. More

Secure Wi-Fi in the branch gets cheaper

9 Jun 2004
In June, businesses will be able to get virtually an entire wired-and-wireless branch office network in one tiny system, thanks to silicon integration from Broadcom. The company has launched a single chip which includes a WiFi access point, an Ethernet switch and VPN encryption for the uplink to head office. More

Free Wi-Fi: From burger chains to public parks

4 Jun 2004
The Krystal Company, which operates 425 restaurants in the Southeast of the US, has announced plans to add free Wi-Fi service to the menu in 52 of its outlets by the end of this month. After that, it will evaluate the service's success and decide whether to expand it further. More

CafeNET News - June 2004

4 Jun 2004

More free weekends

A Happy Camper....

2 Jun 2004
I am a frequent Cafenet user. I use it all the time, you could say I live the service. Some weeks I am on it almost daily. More

Truckers taking to Wi-Fi

10 May 2004
WADDY, Kentucky (AP) -- All across the concrete byways of this interstate nation, long-haul truckers are going the extra miles -- but it isn't necessarily for heaping plates of hearty fare or hot showers. More

CafeNet alters Wellington business space

10 May 2004
The "personal connected space" of Wellingtonians is growing and altering the work patterns of many. More

More winners on CafeNET

5 May 2004
Congratulations John Patson for winning 5GB of free CafeNET data, valued at over $1000!!!! More

Another Satisfied Customer

4 May 2004
Cafenet has been a great help to me over the last few months. It has enabled me to make time between meetings productive, while allowing me to enjoy the delightful coffee in Wellington Cafes. Now I am looking for a lightweight PDA so I can do the same and leave the laptop at home. More

Firms prep Wi-Fi Internet radio tuners

26 Apr 2004
Wi-Fi is not only freeing up notebook and PDA users to connect to the Internet from anywhere in the home, it's also making Internet radio work (almost) like the real thing. More

Telecom's WiFi for Xtra clients only

26 Apr 2004
Telecom plans to restrict access to its forthcoming WiFi wireless Internet "hot spots" to its existing Xtra customers. More

Vic plans WiFi trial at Kelburn

26 Apr 2004
INFTOTECH: Victoria University is planning to trial WiFi at its Kelburn campus this year, giving students and staff with notebooks and PDAs access to wireless broadband Internet services. More

Wireless hotzones cool off too quickly

26 Apr 2004
The deja vu settled on me like a mist, competing with the radio frequencies for my attention. More

RoamAD resurrects Auckland wi-fi plans

26 Apr 2004
RoamAD has resurrected plans for a wireless internet network in Auckland's inner city, but this time it will supply only the technology, leaving the service to be run by growing "wi-fi" operator Reach Wireless. More

Massey opens WiFi cupboard

26 Apr 2004
The 5500 students enrolled at Massey University in Wellington are getting wireless broadband access to the internet on campus, following a deal between the university and Wellington telco CityLink. More

Unwiring the world

9 Mar 2004
There has been a lot of hot air expended on the topic of wireless hotspots with expectations of a proliferation of hotspots in public places. David Braue reports on whether the hype of public access to wireless networks in the local cafe or airport lounge is a reality and how useful it really is. More

WiFi roaming strategy could cut business costs

23 Feb 2004
Business trips are costing companies in hidden ways, Gartner says, and high on the list of opaque charges is the expense of using wireless services. More

CafeNET Breaks More Records

3 Feb 2004
The last week in January saw more individual user sessions than ever before. More

Wireless lamp posts take over world!

20 Jan 2004
Computerised lamp posts look like being the basis of the biggest data network ever, as the world's traffic monitors set about controlling cars with wireless. And the result could be an absolute windfall for a startup company which, it seems, owns all the relevant patents. More

Big Byte looks to Wi-Fi as growth opportunity

15 Jan 2004
In its search for the next big thing in the PC world and what might appeal to a growing market of small businesses, Pacific Retail Group's Big Byte chain will be putting more effort into Wi-Fi. More

How WhyFi can turn hotspots into a real industry by Robert X Cringely

15 Jan 2004
WiFi -- 802.11b, -a, and -g wireless networking -- is the big Internet success story of this decade. It's successful because it is simple, cheap, and unlicensed. And that lack of a required license is taking WiFi places nobody ever expected it to go. More

Thanks and Congratulations

12 Jan 2004
A big "thank you" to the hundreds of people who logged in to CafeNET over 1000 times in December to support Wellington's newest broadband network. More

Cool stuff that you can access with CafeNET

6 Jan 2004
There is lots of broadband internet content out there, with CafeNET this cool stuff is accessible in over 50 locations in downtown Wellington. More

Find out what is going on in Wellington for Free!

6 Jan 2004
Looking for things to do in Wellington over the Summer Break? - check out the Wellington City Council websites before you login to CafeNET for free. More