Free Wi-Fi from Skyrove in December 2010
Holidaymakers will be able to take advantage of free Wi-Fi access at over 650 Skyrove hotspots across South Africa this December as part of a deepening relationship between the company and Skype, Skyrove announced in a press release today.
National Wi-Fi hotspot provider, Skyrove, formalised a relationship with Skype, a communications software company, in October this year. The deal will allow Skyrove hotspot users to buy Internet access using their Skype account and Skype Credit.
The ten-day promotion of Skype Access will run from midnight on 22 December 2010 to midnight on 1 January 2011.
“We are delighted that we are able to introduce our Wi-Fi access to the public during this period. Both consumers living in South Africa and those visiting will be able to make use of the offer to reach out to their families around the world. This is also a time when many people are travelling and rely on remote access to keep tabs on work,” explains Henk Kleynhans, MD of Skyrove.
The only requirement is that users have the latest version of Skype (version 5) on their machines, which will automatically prompt users to connect to the Skyrove network via Skype Access.
Currently this means that only Windows users have official support for the offer, as the latest stable release of Skype for Mac is version 2.8.
There is a version 5.0 beta available for Mac users on the Skype website, but Linux users are out of luck with only version 2.1 available to them.
The ten-day free offer will allow users to experience the regular Skype Access feature which allows them to make use of their Skype Credit to access Wi-Fi at Skyrove hotspots around the country.
According to Skyrove this is particularly useful for people who make use of Skype on a regular basis – including South Africa’s growing number of international visitors.
Skyrove also revealed that users will be able to use more than Skype at their hotspots. Once connected a user will be able to access the Internet, allowing web browsing, email access, and other online activities as if they were connected to the hotspot normally.
The deal with Skyrove expands the footprint of Skype Access, which can be found in over 200,000 hotspots around the globe, Skyrove said in the press release.
For Skyrove the offer means fast, simple and affordable access to a greater number of users.
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