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Has anyone tried the free wifi in Puerto del Rosario?

Started by Phaedra, October 18, 2012, 14:18:31 PM

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Phaedra

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/gowex-deploys-wi-fi-hotspots-in-puerto-del-rosario
QuoteGowex deploys Wi-Fi hotspots in Puerto del Rosario
Wednesday 2 March 2011 | 15:21 CET | News
Spanish company Gowex has installed Wi-Fi hotspots in Puerto del Rosario, a Canarian municipality in the northern portion of the island of Fuerteventura. The project is developed in partnership with the Puerto del Rosario local government. Customers can access the internet free of charge in various hotspots in the areas of Paseo Maritimo, Playa Chica, Calle Leon y Castillo, and Avenida primero de Mayo. Puerto del Rosario. Visitors and residents can choose between two methods of access to the public Wi-Fi network. The first is a universal and free service by which anyone can access the Puerto del Rosario Wi-Fi network with speeds of 512 Kb 24 hours a day. The second is a premium unlimited access service, available for EUR 8 per month, at speeds of 3 Mbps. Additionally, Puerto del Rosario Wi-Fi service users will have access to all Gowex Wi-Fi networks currently available in 30 cities across Spain, including Madrid, Aviles, Ourense, Malaga, Granada and Burgos.

http://www.lavidawifi.com/2011/03/puerto-del-rosario-se-convierte-en-la-principal-ciudad-wifi-de-canarias-de-la-mano-de-gowex/
QuoteCómo conectarse a 'Puerto del Rosario WiFi'
Para conectarse a la Red, el usuario sólo tendrá que situarse próximo a un punto WiFi, encontrar la señal desde su dispositivo inalámbrico (portátiles, consolas, smartphones, etc) y conectarse a Internet. El portal de validación/entrada de la red que aparece es WILOC, la plataforma publicitaria geolocalizada de GOWEX que aporta al usuario información de los servicios y lugares de interés situados en la zona concreta en la que se conecta, gracias a la localización del Punto WiFi de acceso. Tras cargar el portal de validación en su dispositivo, vecinos y visitantes sólo tienen que registrarse y, al momento, les llegarán su nombre de usuario y contraseña; tanto a su email personal como a su teléfono vía SMS.

Has anyone tried this?

SheilaW

Our phones were telling us it was available when we were sitting by the harbour, but the signal was so weak it wouldn't actually connect. Swizz I call it!

Captain Sensible

My children use it when they are in Puerto.  It's available in the central area - Primero de Mayo/Leon y Castillo.