From tomorrow June 21, you can get free wifi on the Sydney Manly ferry service. The service is limited to 30 minutes or 30MB, which nowadays really isn’t that much, especially with those annoying auto-playing video ads on some news sites.
The service is provided by Tomizone. You connect your device to the tomizone@sydneyferries access point on the upper deck, open your browser and then log into the Tomizone portal. Once past the 30 minutes (just long enough for the trip) or past the 30MB, you can top up with your credit card.
Check out the Sydney Ferries post about their free wifi and top-up pricing, and make sure you read the FAQ on the Tomizone PDF.
Of course, they aren’t the first ones to offer free wifi. The private Manly Fast Ferry has been offering free wifi since mid May, as a three month pilot, provided by CafeScreen.
Any other Australian city ferry services having free wifi?
Mark from City of Swan in WA informs us that:
City of Swan Library Services is pleased to announce the provision of a new wireless network providing free high-speed Internet access for the public.
The Wired2Swan free high-speed wireless Internet allows the City of Swan Libraries to meet the already high and increasing demand for internet access within the City of Swan. Currently, library users wanting to use the fixed Internet workstations have to make a booking and there is a time limit on each session.
We’re very excited about being able to offer this service to the community. Free wireless Internet access can assist business professionals, students, travellers, or anyone else who needs to do research, transfer files, or simply access their email. You can just walk into the library, open up your laptop and connect to the Web. It’s a natural fit with City of Swan Libraries’ mission of providing easy access to information. The wireless network allows anyone with a laptop, iPhone, iPod Touch or mobile device to access the free wireless network without session/use limits.
Libraries provided in the City of Swan include: Altone Park Public Library, Ballajura Public Library, Bullsbrook Community Library, Ellenbrook Community Library, Guildford Public Library and Midland Public Library.
Great to see a new municipal wifi project. Thanks Mark!
City of Swan Libraries provide Wired2Swan, a FREE Wi-Fi service (library membership not required):
ALTONE PARK – “Altone Park Public Library”, 332 Benara Road, Beechboro
BALLAJURA – “Ballajura Public library”, Corner Kingfisher Avenue & Illawarra Crescent, Ballajura
BULLSBROOK – “Bullsbrook Community Library”, Chittering Road, Bullsbrook
ELLENBROOK – “Ellenbrook Community Library”, 90 Main Street (Library Av), Ellenbrook
GUILDFORD – “Guildford Public Library”, 97 James Street, Guildford
MIDLAND – “Midland Public Library”, 45 Helena Street, Midland
Anna from Woollahra Council lets us know about…
“more free Sydney wifi – now at the Paddington and Double Bay branches of Woollahra Council Library in eastern Sydney. At Double Bay, the network reaches through most of the surrounding gardens too – it’s a beautiful spot and lots of things to help with concentration and/or procrastination! Our provider is uConnect, so the terms of service are the same as the City of Sydney’s wifi.”
So next time, go procrastinate at:
- Paddington Library – Paddington Town Hall, 247 Oxford St (cnr Oatley Rd)
- Double Bay Library – 536 New South Head Rd, Double Bay (near Redleaf Pool)
Thanks Anna!
If any other councils around Australia are offering free wifi, please let us know!
