Wireless internet access comes to rail station (From Harwich and Manningtree Standard)

Manningtree commuters to benefit from WI-FI

7:30am Wednesday 20th March 2013 in Harwich and Manningtree News

WI-FI is now available at Manningtree station and is to be introduced at 100 more Greater Anglia stations.

Commuters will now be able to access free wireless internet access at the station.

Greater Anglia is working with internet service providers The Cloud to introduce free WI-FI at 100 stations across the region.

The scheme which is currently available at 13 other stations, including Colchester, Norwich and Chelmsford, gives customers fast and free internet access.

Greater Anglia customers will be able to use the Wi-Fi for free for one hour a day at participating stations.

Spokesman Andrew Goodrum, said: “We are seeing a huge number of passengers using mobile devices and wanted to provide them with a fast, reliable Wi-Fi so they can work, shop or browse easily.”