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Comcast Offering Free Wifi In Expanded Hot Spots, Through July 4
As part of a rollout of wifi hot spots, Comcast is offering anyone, even non-customers, free wifi in a variety of eateries and other settings, through July 4. After that, customers can still use wifi in the many new locations.
There you are, sitting in a restaurant or doctor's waiting room, trying to get on to the Internet with your smartphone, tablet or laptop. But frustratingly, there's no wifi service. You either can't get online or must use up your expensive data plan service.
To remedy this, Comcast is expanding the number of locations in which it offers Wifi service, and is offering a freebie from May 24 through July 4. Anyone, even non-customers, can access wifi for free on those dates. After that, Comcast customers can access the wifi service for free, and non-customers can get two 60-minute sessions free per month.
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Many of the spots are located in Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Evanston, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Oak Park, Palatine, Skokie and surrounding areas.
How to find Xfinity WiFi hotspots
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The Xfinity WiFi app, which is available for Android and iOS, will tell you the latest hotspot locations. You can also visit www.xfinity.com/WiFi to locate hotspots.
If you're out and about and searching for Internet service, look for “xfinitywifi” or “CableWiFi” on the list of available WiFi networks on your device. Once customers login to either of these networks, Comcast said, they will be connected automatically the next time they are in range.
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