Sky WiFi app

castle96

what is this ? Its T&C talks about costs added to my Sky bill (but doesnt say what costs £). It talks about the Cloud. (I already have an icon for the Cloud.
It seems to show local WiFi hotspots (eg Wetherspoons), but I already have access to those at nil cost.
I have a Nexus 7 tablet.
Is Sky WiFi giving me internet access wherever I go, as if i was on a smartphone and paying a monthly contract?

thanks

duchy

No only when you are within range of a sky hotspot.
Wifi is free if you have Sky broadband so not sure what costs you are talking about seeing.

bengalknights

Its all the outdoor sky wifi networks

You can connect to these as part of your package for free

castle96

Thanks. Sorry, maybe I'm being a bit dim here.
I am with Sky, yes.
The Cloud thing (free Wifi), works at a range of places in my town, but if I was on VM or BT, it wouldn't ??
Or if I was on a Virgin train, would I need to be on VM as my Sky subscription would not connect me ???

What I am saying/Qing, is.... isn't free Wifi just that... free from wherever their box/router is, to my tablet, regardless of who I am with. Supposing I had NO broadband subscription, sat in Wetherspoons.... would I get a connection then ?

Le_Kirk

I am with BT so wherever there is a BT Wi-Fi hot spot I can connect my phone or tablet BUT I have to log in using my BT log-in details and password. The same would go for you, if you are with Sky and you have a log-in and password you could use Sky Wi-Fi hotspots. If you did not have a Sky log-in and were sitting in Wetherspoons you would see the Wi-Fi but would not be able to connect to it.

castle96

OK, thanks. So it seems W'spoons use Sky Wifi (because I can get it/free, and I have Sky b/band at home/an account.
You have BT/no Sky - you can't go into Spoons and use your phone/tablet free - true ?

GunJack

castle96 wrote: »

OK, thanks. So it seems W'spoons use Sky Wifi (because I can get it/free, and I have Sky b/band at home/an account.
You have BT/no Sky - you can't go into Spoons and use your phone/tablet free - true ?

no....untrue. Are you sure it's a Sky wifi app, or a.n. other app which just finds the free hotspots for you?

Any place advertising free wifi will have just that, irrespective of your isp at home - you may just have to provide an e-mail address on a sign-in page in order for you to access the net.

castle96

mmmm still 'unclear' (to me).

When I first got the tablet, I sat in Spoons and 'fiddled'. It 'found' the Cloud and it shwed all the wifi hotspots in the town. NO mention of Sky.
I then came across the Ski Wifi app (which wanted my sky sign in details), and it seems to be the same thing....

Are these hotspots powered by any/all providers ? Is Spoons just Sky ?. If I was on BT I would still, get free wifi/the cloud at W'spoons ?

Not being pedantic. Just curious

debitcardmayhem

The cloud is owned by Sky i believe , but you just need to register for the cloud to access it

Le_Kirk

If you register for the Cloud (Wi-Fi) you can pick it up wherever it is without having to enter e-mail address every time. You seem to be talking about the difference between straight forward Wi-Fi, which many establishments provide (free - just give your e-mail address so you will be bombarded with spam forever) and a Sky Wi-Fi App whatever that is.

spud17

bengalknights wrote: »

Its all the outdoor sky wifi networks

You can connect to these as part of your package for free

I think that's what they are referring to, it just needs your Sky login details, also the device gets registered with Sky, and shows in your account.
IIRC there is a limit on the number of devices that can be registered at any one time.

Le_Kirk wrote: »

.................................Sky Wi-Fi App whatever that is.

http://www.sky.com/shop/broadband-talk/sky-wifi/