Dublin Free WiFi, a new service launched on the 31 January 2013, will offer both Dubliners and visitors to the city access to free WiFi, 24/7, at key locations around the city. The WiFi hotspots will be identified by wall mosaics which will feature “digidub” characters, such as a Viking, a street cleaner, a tourist, a rockabilly girl and a pyjama girl.
Free WiFi is an initiative of Dublin City Council. It is provided, at no cost to the Council, by Gowex, a Spanish company that has provided similar services globally. The service is free and provides a download speed of 512Kbps and an upload speed of 128Kbps. Users also have the option to purchase a higher download speed of up to 6 Mbps if required. Once registered the user will have access to all Dublin city hotspots and other Gowex networks in cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, Paris, and Buenos Aires. To celebrate the launch of this initiative, Dublin Free WiFi will be upgraded from 512Kbps to 1Mbps for the first 2 months.
From Thursday the 31st January 2013 the service will be available at the Dublin Civic Offices Amphitheatre, Wood Quay, St Patrick’s Park and Barnardo’s Square. The service will then be rolled out over the coming weeks to other key city centre locations including Smithfield Square, Grafton Street, Henry Street, O’Connell Street and Temple Bar Square.
You can view the full set of “digidub” characters and find out where you can go digital at www.dublingowexfreewifi.ie
Full list of 12 central Dublin Free WiFi Locations:
Smithfield Square, Barnardo’s Square, Clarendon Street, St. Patrick’s Park, O’ Connell Street Plaza/GPO, Temple Bar Square, Wolfe Tone Square, Frontage to the Convention Centre Dublin, Merrion Park, Henry Street, Grafton Street, Outdoor amphitheatre located at Civic Offices.