Big List of Free Wi-Fi Hotspots in Abuja

Recently Rebecca Wanjiku started talking about free WiFi hotspots in Nairobi, and Mac Jordan has followed up with free WiFi hotspots in Accra.

To join the theme, I've decided to add my list of free WiFi hotspots in Abuja. Here it is:

1. ________________

That spot is intentionally left blank, as I looked all over Abuja and didn't find a single free WiFi hotspot. I did find that you could pay 3,000 Naira for an hour of WiFi at the Transcorp Hilton, which is 1,000 Naira more than a day's enjoyment of their pool.

The utter lack of free WiFi in Abuja saddened me. It showed a lack of foresight by businesses who would earn back much more in patronage by net savvy customers. Or is shows that net savvy Yahoo Boys have already ruined any open access with bandwidth hogging 419 scams and dubious file transfers.

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Wayan Vota

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Wayan Vota is a technology expert focused on appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) for rural and underserved areas of the developing world. He is a Senior Director at Inveneo and is the editor of ICTworks

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Actually Wayan...

Submitted by David Agogo (not verified) on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 02:13

Actually Wayan, there are a couple of spots with free internet in Abuja.

1. Drumstix,
Wuse 2

2. Millenium Park,
Opposite Transcorp Hilton

3. Utako Area
Close to the ABC Terminal, several hotels and companies have open internet access

4. Zone 5... an eatery in Zone 5, whose name I cannot recall delivers free internet access.

I think the challenge is more of Companies missing their limited and very expensive connections from the general public. Anyways, with the connection of the Glo 1 cable, Nigerians are alot more hopeful for better internet access in the near future.

BR.

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