McDonalds free wifi... how do you log in?

The_blue · 23 Sep 2008 at 07:05

This sounds realy dumb but i'm away from home and need some free wifi to access my home email as works won't let me. The local mcs offers this but the 1st page asks for a user name etc.. but i can't see anywhere to sign up.

Can anyone help?

I'm such a wifi n00b.

Mike1983 · 23 Sep 2008 at 07:09

What email provider do you use?

I guess your works has blocked external email sites??

I've got around this by using the web address for the mobile phone interface version of the email provider, that slips under the radar

craptakular · 23 Sep 2008 at 07:34

The_blue said:
This sounds realy dumb but i'm away from home and need some free wifi to access my home email as works won't let me. The local mcs offers this but the 1st page asks for a user name etc.. but i can't see anywhere to sign up.

Can anyone help?

I'm such a wifi n00b.

ask the store manager?

z0mbi3 · 23 Sep 2008 at 07:40

Oxy said:
ask the store manager?

Funny.

pdw8 · 23 Sep 2008 at 09:06

I have not used Macdonalds but if it is anything like Starbucks then you ask for a voucher when you buy a coffee. The voucher lasts for 30 minutes I think.

Dingleberry88 · 23 Sep 2008 at 09:07

z0mbi3 said:
Funny.

I don't get it... it's what I'd do.

Wayne~ · 23 Sep 2008 at 10:51

I thought McDs was part of thew BT zone thing so you'd have to be with BT

mdjmcnally · 23 Sep 2008 at 11:13

McDonalds, or at least our local one is part of the The Cloud Wifi Network.

TrX · 23 Sep 2008 at 11:40

Our local Mc D's are part of BTOpenzone, in which case you can sign up for a btopenzone account at home i beleive and use it when you are out and about.
Does anyone know if the could and btopnezone have merged? as that would explain mdjmcnally's post?
Strange for one McDonalds to have one and another to have another. You would think it would be a national rollout jobby.

Alternativley just tunnel, DNS, ICMP, UDP... theres an array of tasty protocols ripe for the transmitting of packets

//TrX

The_blue · 23 Sep 2008 at 12:48

mdjmcnally said:
McDonalds, or at least our local one is part of the The Cloud Wifi Network.

It is.

I couldn't see anywhere to sign up there either..

Has anyone actualy got it to work?

z0mbi3 · 25 Sep 2008 at 11:52

Dingleberry88 said:
I don't get it... it's what I'd do.

I just imagine it would be like asking a purple shirt for help with a computer.

RSR · 25 Sep 2008 at 12:31

z0mbi3 said:
I just imagine it would be like asking a purple shirt for help with a computer.

lol....

Nick644622 · 25 Sep 2008 at 15:37

I've heard you can enter what you like & it will connect, it isn't secured as it is free. I've not tried it myself though.

Scythe · 25 Sep 2008 at 15:44

When it asks you for user/pass, you just click on the big mcdonalds logo and it lets you on iirc.

Avalon · 25 Sep 2008 at 16:55

I've seen Open Zone and Cloud branding in the past, but last time I made use of my wifi bolt on it was cloud at McDonalds and it took me to the registration page, entered my mobile number and it was all good.

Bengaboy · 25 Sep 2008 at 18:50

z0mbi3 said:
I just imagine it would be like asking a purple shirt for help with a computer.

Hilarious

Tute · 25 Sep 2008 at 19:08

Scythe said:
When it asks you for user/pass, you just click on the big mcdonalds logo and it lets you on iirc.

Went in today and this is what I did and it logged me on fine.

It asks for a name, postcode, and email address, and then you're free to use it.

Energize · 25 Sep 2008 at 19:33

Hack it.

Jfan · 25 Sep 2008 at 20:28

If you go in store (macs) there should be some leaflets available that tell you how to connect

kitfit1 · 25 Sep 2008 at 21:15

Energize said:
Hack it.

Yep, seems no one has any sense of adventure anymore.