Engen is bringing WiFi to its forecourts this holiday season, with 32 hotspots set to go live at its 1-Stop service stations on the country's main freeways this month.
According to Mohamed Hassanally, automated innovations manager at Engen's retail business, 14 WiFi sites are already live, with the rest set to be active by 15 December.
Hassanally says Engen plans to roll out about 700 WiFi hotspots across its network of service stations in the next two years, starting with wider coverage of its highway sites, extending it to its 1-Plus sites in the urban areas and finally bringing the service to selected Engen service stations.
To access the WiFi hotspots, customers need to SMS their e-mail address to 32707 - after which they will immediately receive a unique PIN, says Hassanally.
"Telkom Mobile subscribers get one hour free. Each device is eligible for 30 minutes of free WiFi per day."
Hassanally says travellers who do not stay for half an hour at one service station will be able to use their remaining WiFi minutes at other Engen 1-Stops that offer the service. "You don't have to SMS again either, just hook up to the Engen hotspot and you will be connected."
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