WiFi in Oxford
Bring your own wireless-enabled laptop with you to Oxford and need to find out where you can find a WiFi Hotspot? The Oxford City Guide can tell you where to log on. We try to be as current as possible, but the rates are always subject to change.
If you have never used WiFi before, see below for a quick description of what to do.
Borders
9 Magdalen Street
01865 248559
T-Mobile (UK)
802.11b WiFi
SSID: tmobile
rates determined by T-Mobile
Blackwell's Cafe
48-51 Broad Street
01865 727147
Boingo
802.11b WiFi
Surf and Sip
802.11b WiFi
SSID: SurfandSip
£5/day
Combibos
93 Gloucester Green
01865 250072
free 30mins wi-fi with purchase.
Caffe Nero
14 High Street
01865 791657
Boingo
802.11b WiFi
rates determined by provider
Coffee Republic
35 New Inn Hall St.
01865 204735
The Cloud
802.11b WiFi
SSID: mycloud
£6/hour
Far From the Madding Crowd
10-12 Friar's Entry
01865 240900
Free
Greens Cafe
St. Giles Street
01865 316878
unknown
Free
The Jam Factory
27 Park End Street
unknown
Free
Jericho Tavern
56 Walton Street, Jericho
01865 311775
Free
Morton's
New Inn Hall Street
unknown
1/2 hour free with small purchase of food/drink
Oxford Pasty Cafe
Covered Market
unknown
Free
Phoenix Picturehouse
57 Walton Street, Jericho
08707 583218
Free in upstairs bar
Starbucks
Cornmarket
T-Mobile (UK)
802.11b WiFi
SSID: tmobile
rates determined by T-Mobile
Starbucks
127 High Street
01865 244874
T-Mobile (UK)
802.11b WiFi
SSID: tmobile
rates determined by T-Mobile
Starbucks
Banbury Road, Summertown
T-Mobile (UK)
802.11b WiFi
SSID: tmobile
Free
Summertown Wine Cafe
38 South Parade, Summertown
01865 558800
Free
What you need to know about getting connected to WiFi
To get connected, you are expected to have your own wireless-enabled laptop computer. If you don't have one, look for an internet cafe instead of a WiFi hotspot.
The mechanics of getting connected will vary from place to place. Often when your laptop recognizes the network at the establishment, your browser will automatically redirect you to a welcome screen explaining what you need to do to log on.
Most of the time you will have to pay for access, though occasionally you will get lucky and access will come free as long as you purchase something from the cafe/bar. In many cases, the welcome screen will direct you to enter your credit card details, but sometimes you will purchase a voucher from the establishment, and then you enter the voucher code. If you log on often at the same place, you may even want to buy credits in advance from the network provider.
The access speed will depend on where you are and how many other people are using the network. We have listed only places which have gotten good reviews for having good connections, but be wary if you see a lot of other people typing away at their laptops. You may want to choose a less crowded spot to start surfing.