Fido Eliminates Free WiFi Hotspots for Pre-Paid Customers

    by on Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 - 8:51am PDT

Fido has eliminated access to Rogers/Fido WiFi hotspots for its pre-paid iPhone users and now offers it exclusively to its customers on monthly plans.

Previously, pre-paid Fido users could login to designated Rogers/Fido hotspot areas, such as Second Cup coffee shops, various golf courses and Denny’s restaurants. Now, when users connect to a Rogers/Fido SSID, they are greeted with login options via Facebook, an existing Wi-Fi account or a credit card account.

iPhoneinCanada.ca reader Beetle send us the following screenshots:

 

Are you a Rogers or Fido pre-paid user affected by this?

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  • Kent Tse

    According to Second Cup’s website, this is for all users:

    http://www.secondcup.com/best-cafe/free-wi-fi/ 

  • Anonymous

    I’m a monthly postpaid fido client but I get the same screen that asks for login options via Facebook, an existing Wi-Fi account or a credit card account… Is this normal??!

  • Radiopearl

    GIANT middle finger to fido ..l.. 

  • Screw you Rogers

    I hate second cup anyway.

  • Medeirossm

    They way overcharge.

  • http://profiles.google.com/nealnicolas evan neal nati

    I use Roger`s Free wifi at the winnnipeg airport on a daily basis.. I just turn off my data whenever I go to work. But yesterday i couldn`t access it anymore.. any news on roger`s free wifi serviceÉ

  • Beetle

    Update: BoldStreet (boldstreet.com) Technical Services fixed it.
    Thanks to them!