You don't have to be a Three customer to use 3 Wifi. Sign up and that's it. No passwords or usernames to connect. Just quick wifi, whenever your're near one of our hotspots.
We've launched 3 Wifi to change the wifi market. 3 Wifi is a free, fast, reliable and easy to use wifi service across thousands of locations nationwide including; McDonalds, Debenhams, Costa Coffee, House of Fraser, Café Rouge and many more. Three Wifi is designed to replicate your 'at home' wifi experience, when you're out and about. Checking emails, uploading photos to Facebook, funny cat videos on YouTube - whatever you're into, surf it for free on your smartphone, tablet or laptop.
And it's not just for 3 customers, 3 Wifi is free for everyone, no matter who your mobile or home broadband contract's with.
There are no usernames or passwords required to connect. Just fast, easy to use wifi, for free.
To connect your device, sign up in one of our thousands of hotspots. Find your nearest hotspot using our hotspot finder.
Once you’re in a hotspot, follow these simple steps:
That’s it. You’re online and good to go
That’s it. You’re online and good to go.
We’ve launched a free iOS app to make it easy to find Three Wifi hotspots. The app will help you locate hotspots near you and around the country.
It's a way to connect to the internet wirelessly.
Things like computers, mobile phones, e-readers and games consoles have a network card built in that lets them connect to a wireless router using radio waves. The router is connected to the internet by a modem. So the internet connection comes through the modem, to the wireless router, to your device.
It's Wifi from Three. But unlike most other kinds of Wifi hotspots, Three Wifi is free. And it's available to everyone, whether you're on Three or not.
It's a public wifi service from Three, just for Three customers. Click here to find out more.
Three Wifi is free. Not 'sign up, give us your card details and we won't start charging until you've forgotten you signed up in the first place' free. We mean free-free. No contracts, no surprise charges.
Just sign up. It only takes three quick steps. Then you'll get free Wifi whenever you're near an Three Wifi hotspot.
We take preventative measures to bolster security across our network such as running the latest security software patches, and proactively monitoring our service against risks.
In addition to the security measures in place, we protect users through content filtering. From the moment our public wifi service was switched on in 2011, we've fully content-filtered our service at all venues. We were the first in the industry to do this.
When using public wifi, we recommend that you always verify online certificates and only input personal details on secure websites. We also display a welcome page in each of our venues which identifies users by name, so you can be confident that you are connecting to a fully monitored and secure service.
As long as you've signed up, you don't need to sign in. When you're near an Three Wifi hotspot, you just choose Three Wifi from the list of available networks on your device, and we'll do the rest.
Yes. And if you're planning to do any of these things, they'll work a lot better over Wifi than with a mobile broadband dongle or 3G.
Not at all. You're welcome to use Three Wifi, whatever network you're on.
Yes, if you use Wifi at home. If you haven't got Wifi at home yet, you might want to ask your provider to help set you up. Wifi can be up to ten times faster than 3G or a mobile broadband dongle.
There are two reasons. One, security. It helps us do our best to protect you from nasty viruses or prying eyes. Two, simplicity. Signing up means you don't have to sign in when you want to use an Three Wifi hotspot. It all happens automatically.
Use the Hotspot finder at the top of this page.
The strength of Three Wifi depends on a lot of things. Like how far away you are from the wireless box. Or how many people are trying to connect to the same hotspot at the same time. If your signal strength is low, the best thing is usually to move closer to the box.
Wifi can be up to ten times faster than 3G and GPRS. Also, most mobile contracts come with limits on how much internet you can use a month, usually between 500MB and 1GB. Considering the average iTunes track is about 7.5MB, it's easy to use that up - especially if you're watching videos online. Using Three Wifi doesn't use up your mobile data allowance.
Most modern laptops, smartphones, handheld consoles (like PSP and DS), MP3 players and even some printers can use Wifi these days. If you're not sure if your device will work, look in the manual or check with the manufacturer.
No. And you never will. But you do have to agree to our terms and conditions.
You should see stickers, posters or signs for it. And you'll see 'Three Wifi' on your list of available networks.
It's the name of a wireless network that shows up when you do a network search. Ours shows up as Three Wifi.
Yes. You get up to 10GB a month, which is more than enough for most people. You can keep track of how much you've used on your online account page. You can also update your details and delete old devices online.
We work out how much you've used in the last 30 days. And we update it every day.
Not quite. We're all wifi providers but we work in different ways. Three Wifi is free for everyone, whether or not you're with us. The Cloud and BT Openzone are only free for certain people.
It depends how close you are to the router and how many people are trying to get online at the same time. But we always use the fastest link in your area. So you should get reliable internet that's up to ten times faster than 3G.
Follow these steps:
Follow these steps:
Follow these steps:
Your computer might remind you that Three Wifi is a public network when you try to connect.
Follow these steps:
Follow these steps:
Follow these steps:
It depends on the device you're using. Connecting with a smartphone is different to connecting with your PSP, for example. But the basic steps are always the same:
If you're connecting to Three Wifi for the first time you'll have to type in your details to sign in.
You can only use Three Wifi in Three Wifi hotspots.
If you open your browser once you've left a hotspot, you'll be taken to a page telling you where you can find more hotspots.
If you're using a smartphone you can keep browsing using your mobile connection.
If you're using any other device you'll have to connect to another wifi network to keep browsing.
We've worked hard to deliver a best in class wifi service. A big part of this is to provide an environment where you and your family can surf the net in a safe, informative and confident manner.
We take preventative measures to bolster security across our network. We run the latest security patches and are constantly monitoring our service against risks. In addition to the security measures in place, we protect our users through content filtering. From the moment our public wifi service was switched on in 2011, we've fully content-filtered our service at all our hotspots. We’ve never allowed access to illegal, extreme and adult material, so you’re guarded from inappropriate material. We’re proud that we were the first in the industry to do this; well before all the other large wifi providers and we set the standard to aspire to.
However, we recommend that when using any public wifi network, including 3 Wifi, that you always verify online certificates and only input personal details on secure websites.
