Anyway, I'm sure every Penangite must have heard about the great Penang Free Wi-Fi project by the state government.
Well, let's make one thing clear. It's not installed by the state government but approval was given by the state government. The project is by RedTone, some telecommunications company. And the CM, who loves to harp on something on and on, is merely promoting it and of course, taking credit for it too. Anyway, essentially, it's a private project, condoned by the state government and promoted by the state government. 'For the good of the people' or so it's said.
Whether it's any good or not (the wi-fi service), one should not be complaining too much right? After all it's free (so said the CAT minister). Whatever it is, his claims of almost whole of Penang will have free Wi-Fi should ALWAYS be taken with a bucket of salt.
Why? Well, from the looks of phase one, the hotspots are only at certain locations and shops. Not exactly at some kampungs or public parks or anything. Here's the list in case you want to try using the free service. Oh yeah, and another thing, before using, you need to register and enter personal details like your name, IC, race, income, age group, profession, etc. It's a rather long questionnaire.
And if you can't see the list clearly, to put it in a nutshell, it's available at Prangin Mall, Komtar, Queensbay Mall, some shops and restaurants in Bukit Jambul, BJ Complex, two shops in Jalan Dato Koyah (Lee Car Engine Servicing & Commass Construction), one shop in Argyll Road (Kaiser Hardware), Jalan Kampung Malabar, one shop in Jln Kangsar (Perniagaan Ban Seing) and over at the mainland, Megamall Pinang, some car accessories shop, Synergy College, computer shops, some restaurants and some other shops (check the list).
Oh well. The stupid Wi-Fi card in my laptop is not working so I won't be surfing outside the house for now. But if you want to surf, go to Starbucks, the wi-fi is also free and pretty good too.
3 comments:
I stay in Transfer Road, just less than 50 meters from Dato Koyah Road, my built-in WiFi and my external WiFi Adapter detected nothing, I even tried to climb up the rooftop to try to get a signal but to no avail. When I called the company providing free WiFi, they said because my home was blocked by the opposite house (huh?) so I stopped trying now, I subscribed to streamyx instead. I think the free WiFi thing is a promotional gimmick only.
Penangnites like you should have voted for Koh Tsu Koon. Koh the Lion and his PGCC is better than the CAT WIFI present CM. Is is okay to be called pendatang or decendants of pros...at least we will have development in Penang. DO NOT REPEAT THE SAME MISTAKE IN GE 13!
We want a LION and not a cat in Penang!
is the registration for Penang Wifi till open? If yes.. may i have the link. thanks.
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