Free Wi-Fi for 3DS gamers at major UK airports

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3DS gamers will now be able to acess free Wi-Fi at a number of major UK airports, Nintendo has announced.

Boingo hotspots at London Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports will now allow 3DS users to surf the web for free.

Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports are also in the plane useful scheme.

Your 3DS will automatically connect to the Boingo hotspots when in range. No need to fiddle with connections or find a terminal.

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FuzzyDuck #1 4 months ago

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Personally, i'd be saving the battery for the flight.

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INSOMANiAC #2 4 months ago

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Manchester isn't a major airport it seems. Nice one.
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gruntboy #3 4 months ago

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@INSOMANiAC Yeah, odd that. Seems like they missed out the middlew of the mainland britain entirely. Southampton a major airport? I don't think so.
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Donaldthescotishtwin #4 4 months ago

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Still waiting for Wi-Fi enabled planes
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Joco84 #5 4 months ago

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Is there anywhere else in the UK we can use free wi-fi?
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el_pollo_diablo #6 4 months ago

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No way I'd take my 3DS out in public in Manchester anyway.

I'm joking. Well, more or less.
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davine-wrath #7 4 months ago

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@Joco84 I think there are areas of York city centre with free Wi-Fi
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Nanakai #8 4 months ago

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@INSOMANiAC Glad someone commented on that
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Bigmac1910 #9 4 months ago

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HAs anyone actually tried to surf on it? I have, its a horrible experience.
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INSOMANiAC #10 4 months ago

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Amsterdam airport has free wifi near the phone boxes. Handy for telling the world your sat in a airport without it costing you a tenner in 3G charges

Edited by INSOMANiAC at 23/01/12 @ 19:32
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kobashi #11 4 months ago

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Was at stansted on Saturday and got the nintendo zone app notification.

Demos were not ready yet though.
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pedroalves #12 4 months ago

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@Bigmac1910 i do surf the web. u only have to use mobile sites. mobile facebook, ebuddy for chat and email hotmail gmail works fine.
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