TYPES OF BROWSING AVAILABLE

Once you have accessed the home page of the service, you will be able to access:Internet access enables you to browse the internet except for pages with content considered ethically dubious. So as not to alter the market, in accordance with current legislation, the connection speed is limited to 256 Kbps.

In order to access the Barcelona WiFi service users must accept the conditions of use of the service, but they are not required to register. To meet the requirements set by the CMT, and thus not alter the market, the connection speed will be limited, and also VoIP applications (IP telephony and video conferencing). 

The service is designed for internet browsing and consequently access to pages or services with content that may be considered ethically dubious is restricted. The Barcelona WiFi service is available at different times depending on the type of centre from where the connection is being made. To access the service from any of the centres with Barcelona WiFi you need to have an IT device (laptop computer, PDA, mobile phone...) with WiFi connection and common web browser that is within range of the antennas. You then have to search for the service identifier, select Barcelona WiFi and connect to it. Once you have made the connection, you simply open your browser and enter the address of the site you wish to visit and then the home page of the Barcelona WiFi service will open. You can now experience Barcelona on-line!

What is the Barcelona WiFi network?

Barcelona WiFi is a Barcelona City Council service that enables you to connect to the Internet through WiFi access points, or hotspots, located in various municipal amenities.

Barcelona WiFi is a free internet access network available to all citizens, an online and mobile network which facilitates fast and convenient information searches and the social use of the internet, adapting us to today's knowledge society. We provide Barcelona residents with the biggest, free public WiFi network in Spain, and one of the biggest in Europe. This has been made possible through the use of municipal centres and public spaces as WiFi zones.

The final hotspots in this Barcelona City Council project will be rolled out in 2011. The Barcelona WiFi hotspots constitute one of the biggest free open access networks in the whole of Spain. And Barcelona WiFi aims to meet its objective of becoming one of the key instruments for promoting the social use of new information and knowledge technologies.

Its goals include encouraging and boosting the number of users connected to the internet and becoming an instrument which places internet access within the reach of residents of the city's neighbourhoods and districts, from a wide range of municipal centres and through any IT device. Through this network Barcelona

City Council also provides citizens with access to electronic procedures and information on the city, establishing a means for citizens to communicate with their City Council.

Where can I access it from?

The WiFi hotspots are located in the public amenities listed below:

·Neighbourhood centres

·Centres for the elderly

·Civic centres

·Cultural centres and museums

·Sports centres

·Local authority and citizen advice offices

·Libraries·Municipal markets

·Residential block interiors and enclosed parks with established opening times

·Night-time study rooms

The complete and updated list of hotspots can be downloaded via the following links:

Barcelona WiFi website link:

http://www.bcn.cat/barcelonawifi/en/central-eq.html

The list of hotspots can also be found in the Barcelona Guide:

http://www.bcn.cat/guia