Where can you get free wi-fi in Sheffield - and which UK city will be the first to embrace the concept of free municipal wi-fi for all?
It was election day yesterday and in London the speculation continues over whether Ken or Boris will be crowned Lord Mayor for the capital. While these two have had all the press coverage, one of Lib Dem candidate Brian Paddick’s election pledges was that London would be one of the first cities in the world to have free, municipal wi-fi.
There are pockets of support in cyberspace for the idea of free municipal wi-fi in city centres, and I think that this is something that Sheffield could look at in order to further assist it’s burgeoning reputation as a creative city, one with the digital industries a priority for those in charge.
At the moment, how does Sheffield rate for free wi-fi hotspots? Although it is hard to accurately and quickly asses, I think it could do much better. Yesterday, I enjoyed a pint of Beerworks Mild* in Ruskins bar, Tudor Square, where there is free unencrypted wi-fi for customers. But finding this hotspot wasn’t that easy, as there doesn’t seem to be a definitive list out there of locations with free wi-fi.
Hopefully, one day Sheffield will have free municipal free wi-fi in the city, but in the meantime I have created a page listing some free wi-fi hotspots in Sheffield.
* an Abbeydale brewery beer, apparently brewed only for the second time ever this May
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