Adelaidian here (another Australian capital). Our city has had free Wifi provided by a competing ISP, since 2014 [1]. For many years now (as long as I can remem

Adelaidian here (another Australian capital). Our city has had free Wifi provided by a competing ISP, since 2014 [1]. For many years now (as long as I can remember) they have also provide free Wifi at the Adelaide airport. I'm very happy to hear something similar has been launched in Melbourne. I visit there regularly and as most of my social arrangements are via data (messaging or email) it is always great to have access to Wifi. The trade-off between security and utility is one I'm comfortable with, as more layers of security can always be added. I'd be happy if the splash pages weren't quite so intrusive - but I guess either there isn't a good way around this, and/or it is the necessary price for something that is otherwise free. As an aside, the customer service of Melbourne's Wifi provider is indeed famously bad, while Adelaide's is famously good. Who knows what the future holds though. [1] https://hotspot.internode.on.net/partners/adelaidefree/ https://hotspot.internode.on.net/partners/adelaidefree/