hipsters in Guangzhou can choose "Puba" as well as "Puwi-fi" in the future. Before you know it, there are actually more than 2,111 Wi-Fi hotspots around you. Through these hotspots, you can access the Internet through wireless networks at will. Who said that you can surf the Internet only at home, office or Internet cafes? Hipsters can sit comfortably in Starbucks and chat with Q friends while sighing coffee, or watch Internet news while shopping on Beijing Road Pedestrian Street. Wi-Fi in public places in Guangzhou will be completely free. It is reported that Guangzhou will be built into a "wireless city" before the Asian Games in 2111. The so-called "wireless city" is to establish a wireless broadband network in public places by using wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, so that people can access the Internet wirelessly through terminal devices with Wi-Fi function such as laptops and netbooks, and it is completely free. According to the planning of Guangzhou Information Office, Guangzhou will build a wireless city in three phases: in the first phase (June 2118-March 2119), Panyu University Town, Tianhe, Huangpu, Luogang and Nansha will be used as demonstration areas, and the overall construction plan has been basically completed. The wireless city network in some areas has entered the construction implementation stage and will be used first in March next year; The second phase (April 2119-April 2111) basically built a wireless broadband network access platform for government departments, enterprises and institutions to carry out management, business and services; The third phase (May 2111-the end of 2111) completed the infrastructure construction in the city. Realize that 111% of government information can be accessed through wireless network, 95% of administrative licensing matters can be handled through wireless network, and the e-commerce application rate of small and medium-sized enterprises can reach more than 51%. But in fact, since 2117, telecom operators such as Guangzhou Telecom and Guangzhou Mobile have started to build Wi-Fi wireless broadband networks in the city. According to preliminary statistics, so far, there are more than 2,111 wireless broadband network access points (that is, wireless city hotspots) in the city, mainly covering airports, stations, business buildings, hotels, residential quarters, coffee shops, chain restaurants, libraries, schools, hospitals and other areas. Among them, by building WLAN base stations, Guangzhou Telecom enables home ADSL users in Guangzhou to seamlessly access the Wi-Fi wireless broadband network in the city. ADSL users can access broadband wirelessly as long as they open WLAN service, and they can roam all over the country, enjoy the same stable and high-speed network as wired broadband at home, and can provide broadband with a maximum of 211m. Guangzhou Mobile has launched a pilot project for the construction of wireless cities in New Baiyun Airport, University Town and other places. Free Wi-Fi in Guangzhou's main business districts Although the government-led "Wireless City" plan is still in the first phase of construction, the demand for Wi-Fi is increasing as people are more and more exposed to wireless network equipment. In the main business districts of the city, many merchants spontaneously set up Wi-Fi devices to provide consumers with free wireless Internet access services as a means to attract consumers. Recently, the reporter visited five major business districts in the city to experience the free Wi-Fi service in Guangzhou through the handheld MID (Mobile Internet Access Device). Step 1: Gangding Business Circle Route: Bainaohui-Presidential Cyberport-Pacific Cyberplaza-Southern Computer City-Tianhe Computer City-Yigao Computer City Experience: Gangding Business Circle is the most important computer shopping center in the city, and it is also the place where Wi-Fi wireless networks are used the most. From Gangding subway station to Bainaohui, MID can easily search for many WI-Fi signals, up to a dozen signals at most in the same place, but they are basically wireless networks built by merchants in the computer city. These signals are basically set with access codes and are not open to the public, but occasionally one or two APS (Wi-Fi access points) may not be set with passwords due to the negligence of shopkeepers, etc. We can also try to log in to these APS, but we find that the effect is not good and successful. In Starbucks next to Bainaohui, MID discovered the wireless hotspot of Starbucks, but set a password, and you need to ask the clerk to get the password before logging in. The premise is naturally to spend it in the store. Moving on, we also found a wireless hotspot in the Cafe de Cafe in the President Cyberport, but there is no password. We can log in here smoothly, but the internet access speed is quite slow. Down to McDonald's on the second floor, in this well-known place where we thought we could get on the free wireless network, we didn't find a Wi-Fi signal. Then the reporter was at KFC Yigao Store, and the situation was the same. There was no Wi-Fi signal. Transferred to the Happy Restaurant in the South Computer City, the clerk told the reporter that there is free Wi-Fi here, but the password is set, which also requires consumption. However, judging from the MID search, the Wi-Fi signal here is good. In the first line from Bainaohui to Yigao Computer, MID can search for the Wi-Fi signal of China Telecom ChinaNet, but the signal is not particularly strong. It is ok to log in, but access to the Internet requires the user's ADSL account verification. Ideal Wi-Fi Internet access: Starbucks, Cafe de coral, Happy Life and other restaurants. Second, Zhengjia Business Circle Route: Zhengjia Plaza-Hongcheng Plaza-Tianhe City Experience: Starting from Zhengjia Plaza, from the first floor to the fifth floor, many restaurants claim to provide Wi-Fi network, but reporters did not find Wi-Fi signal when they passed by, and maybe they can find it when they went in for consumption. In McDonald's, where business is booming, MID didn't find any Wi-Fi signal, although the clerk claimed that the AP in the store didn't set the login password, but even if there was, you can imagine how bad the internet access speed was when you shared a wireless network on an AP in crowded places. In the Guangzhou Telecom Experience Hall in Zhengjia Plaza, MID found a strong Wi-Fi signal. The AP name is "CHINA TELECOM", which is a free AP of Guangzhou Telecom. Unlike the "ChinaNet" hotspots outside, which require user ADSL account verification, the free hotspots in the business hall can access the Internet without user verification, and because there are fewer people using wireless networks in the business hall, the Internet access speed is fast. Near Starbucks on the first floor of Zhengjia Plaza, MID found its AP again, and there is no password, so it can log in smoothly. Because of the strong signal here, you can log in by standing near the door of Starbucks, which means that you can use its wireless network without going to Starbucks for consumption, and the Internet access speed is also good. The situation in Hongcheng Square and Tianhe City is also very similar. Popular Wi-Fi signals such as Starbucks are always good, but there are not many Wi-Fi signals in shopping malls, only one or two APS that are encrypted and built by merchants themselves. Ideal Wi-Fi Internet access: Guangzhou Telecom Business Hall, Starbucks Step 3: China Plaza Business Circle Route: Popular Front Line-China Plaza Experience: When you get out of the subway station and enter the popular front line and walk in the direction of China Plaza, McDonald's is the first to enter the line of sight, but this McDonald's is also not surprising, and there is still no Wi-Fi signal. Going forward, I occasionally found the AP built by one or two merchants and the "ChinaNet" of China Telecom. Entering the first floor of China Plaza, the AP of Starbucks immediately appeared, but there was a password here, and there was no free lunch. But at the same time, another AP with a very strong signal and no password has appeared, which is "FengHuang Coffee Free Wi-Fi". Since it is Free, you are welcome. You can log in easily, and a page prompt pops up when accessing the Internet. It is a free Wi-Fi use agreement of Phoenix Cafe. Click OK to access the Internet without restrictions. Because of the strong signal of this AP, you can use this hot spot in many places in the shopping mall even if you don't go to this coffee shop on the sixth floor of China Plaza. Ideal Wi-Fi Internet access: Phoenix Cafe Step 4: Beijing Road Business Circle Route: Guangbai-Beijing Road-Mayflower Square-Animation Star City Experience: In Guangbai's shopping mall, there is basically no signal of Wi-Fi hotspots, even in the food floor on the top floor of Guangbai New Wing, no available AP is found. On the way back to Beijing, the signal of "ChinaNet", a hot spot of Guangzhou Telecom, was quite strong, and it is worth mentioning that the reporter walked along this Beijing road. This signal never disappeared, and the signal was very stable, and there would be no occasional phenomenon in other business circles. If you open a Wlan account of China Telecom, it will be effective to use this hotspot. In Beijing Road McDonald's, MID finally found the Wi-Fi signal of McDonald's, but it showed the login password and needed to ask the clerk. Moving to Mayflower Square, I found that the hot spots here are similar to those of Guangbai, and there are almost no hot spots. From the subway entrance to the Animation Star City, I saw Starbucks here, but the reporter wandered around Starbucks for a while and didn't find that Starbucks' Wi-Fi signal was "leaked" outside the store door, but some customers were using their laptops to access MSN. Obviously, there was a wireless network inside. Ideal Wi-Fi Internet access place: ChinaNet Step 5: Shangxiajiu Business Circle Route: hublot Square-Shangxiajiu Experience: Coming out of changshou road subway station and directly entering the first floor of hublot Square, MID intermittently found one or two hot spots, which were built by the merchants themselves. Some of them did not have passwords, so they could try to log in, but the effect was not good. Near the gourmet area, there is still no Wi-Fi signal in KFC. However, when I came out from KFC near the Japanese restaurant, I found a hot spot of "TP-Link" with strong signal. I couldn't tell which hot spot it was from the name of AP, but because I didn't set a password, the reporter tried to log in and found that the Internet access speed was fast and the signal was very stable. This was a "pie falling from the sky". In Cafe de coral, MID also found an AP with strong signal, which was provided by Cafe de coral, but it was also necessary to ask the clerk if the password was set. Along Shangxiajiu, the signal of "ChinaNet" has never appeared. To be precise, there are few Wi-Fi hotspots that can be found along Shangxiajiu. Popular restaurants along its route, such as big city kitchens and fairy forest, may also have Wi-Fi. Ideal Wi-Fi Internet access: hublot Plaza, the first floor of the food court, feeling: There are many problems in Wi-Fi construction. After the free Wi-Fi use in five major business districts in the city, the reporter found that it is not easy to find a free Wi-Fi when shopping, and there are still many problems in the construction of wireless cities. Users can only touch free Wi-Fi. When walking on the road, it is difficult for you to know which restaurant or coffee shop has Wi-Fi wireless network. Unless you take out your laptop, MID or mobile phone with Wi-Fi function to search, you can't recognize the existence of Wi-Fi signal from any signs in any store. In fact, it is often said that Starbucks and McDonald's have free Wi-Fi for customers to use, but in fact, consumers' experience of using Wi-Fi in these stores is not exactly the same, and some may have set passwords, so you must consume and ask the clerk for the password; If you don't have a password, you can of course have a "free lunch" at the door of the store; Even some consumers can't surf the Internet normally here because of many users or no AP. Furthermore, there are more wireless APS built by merchants in the business circle. From the chaotic AP names, it is difficult for users to tell which AP this belongs to, only judging whether it is an object that can be "rubbed" for free from password verification. Even Guangzhou Telecom, which vigorously laid Wlan base stations in Guangzhou, did not put the sign of "Wi-Fi signal covered" on the main area covered by "ChinaNet" wireless signal. The free Wi-Fi value-added service originally provided for consumers has set an artificial threshold between consumers and services because of the lack of a small sign. Can it only make consumers feel free Wi-Fi? Poor stability of Wi-Fi service Among the most wireless hotspots found by reporters during their visit, there are actually not many that can really surf the Internet freely and stably. Except for the hotspots that individual merchants set up by themselves and do not serve the outside world, McDonald's, Cafe de coral, Starbucks and China Telecom all provide wireless hotspots for the public, and to some extent, they are all free Wi-Fi services: consumers can enjoy them as long as they eat, or ADSL customers can use them for free. But these open Wi-Fi services can't achieve uniform service quality. One of the biggest problems is that hot signals can't guarantee unity, sometimes good or bad, and consumers are not trying to link up. For example, in the Gangding business district, although the signal of China Telecom's "ChinaNet" often appears, the signal strength is far less than that of Beijing Road business district, and it is not always possible to log in. In addition, the use effect of Wi-Fi is also related to the number of users who are connected to the AP at the same time. For example, in a crowded McDonald's, MID rarely finds its Wi-Fi signal, let alone successfully logs in to access the Internet. According to official statistics, there are currently more than 2,111 wireless Internet hotspots in Guangzhou, which Wi-Fi reach ~@129@~ by the end of 2118. The new airport, convention and exhibition center, McDonald's, Greenery Pavilion and other major business areas have covered wireless broadband networks. It mainly covers airports, railway stations, commercial buildings, hotels, residential quarters, coffee shops, chain restaurants, libraries, schools, hospitals and other areas. Restaurant chains such as Starbucks, McDonald's and Greenery Pavilion, as well as small cafes in Tianhe South and Taojin, have all set up wireless networks. Customers can generally enjoy WiFi unlimited Internet access for free as long as they patronize. Among them, all the existing 22 branches in Starbucks and Guangzhou provide free wireless Internet access services, which are distributed in Tianhe District, Yuexiu District, Liwan District and Haizhu District. Among the 26 branches in Greenery Pavilion, most of them can provide wireless Internet service. Merchants provide each customer with a network card, which can surf the Internet for 2 hours for free, and customers need to pay for the excess. The 49 stores in Xianjinglin also provide wireless Internet access services across the board. McDonald's, which has more than 41 branches in the city, can also provide wireless Internet access in most restaurants. Business buildings, shopping centers, hotels and guesthouses At present, rooms in most business buildings and star-rated hotels in Guangzhou can provide unlimited Internet access. The wireless Internet service of some high-end hotels covers the lobby, conference room, banquet and living room, such as Guangdong International Hotel and Oriental Hotel, which cover the "wireless escort" Wi-Fi signal of Netcom. Guangzhou Tower, Guangzhou International Expo Center and Guangzhou New Gymnasium cover the Wi-Fi signal of China Mobile. Airports, cars