Free wi-fi in the Garden

Cape Town, 09.04.2006: Clergy and congregation members of St Georges Cathedral gathered at Rhodes statue at the Company's Garden, and proceeded down Government Avenue to the Cathedral for the celebration of the Palm Sunday Eucharist. Picture Gary Van Wyk/Story Cape Times.

Cape Town, 09.04.2006: Clergy and congregation members of St Georges Cathedral gathered at Rhodes statue at the Company's Garden, and proceeded down Government Avenue to the Cathedral for the celebration of the Palm Sunday Eucharist. Picture Gary Van Wyk/Story Cape Times.

Published Jul 25, 2013

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Cape Town - The company’s Garden will soon move into the tech-savvy era with free wi-fi services which could eventually spread to more areas in the Cape Town city centre.

The city, along with the Iziko Museums and wi-fi specialists Connected Space, are busy putting the final touches to the wi-fi installation at the historic gardens.

The service is expected to be active on Friday.

Smartphone and tablet users will be allowed 100MB of data each day and can learn a thing or two about the trees and plants in the gardens by scanning a code which will access information and interesting facts about the flora.

The wi-fi project will be a pilot for further provision of free wi-fi service to the public across the CBD.

Signage will alert visitors to the wi-fi parameters that will include the Company’s Garden restaurant and outside of the aviary.

Mayco member for community services Belinda Walker said: “We are very excited to bring the convenience of free wi-fi to a public space and give those who visit the chance to enjoy the breath-taking surroundings… at the same time.”

The public will be directed to a URL where they can log in.

For any problems accessing the service, users can contact the support line at 072 979 5056. – Cape Times

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