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Mumbai Central station now has public WiFi

The Indian Railways and Google have deployed their first free public WiFi service starting with Mumbai Central. Google mentions that it will look to cover 100 of the busiest stations by this year end, with the goal of eventually covering 400 stations. The WiFi will be available for all users but requires a working mobile connection to use (sorry tablet users). On connecting to the WiFi, users need to visit railwire.co.in, then enter their phone numbers in the login screen to receive an one time password (OTP). The password is then used to login to the network. Note that while the WiFi is available for free, it's not clear for how long. As of now, Railwire’s website displays various unlimited and fair usage policy plans for Maharashtra, starting at 512kbps unlimited for Rs 499 per month, ranging up to 10mbps with a 40GB limit for Rs 1099 per month. The platform does not yet list any daily or hourly recharges or top ups and its not clear if listed prices are for the public WiFi. The agencies plan to launch this service next at Patna, Allahabad, Jaipur and Ranchi. Google had announced its tie-up with the Indian Railways and RailTel to provide high speed WiFi coverage in 400 stations across India in September last year. At the time, Google mentioned that it would tie up with partners other than RailTel in the future as well, with the long term goal of making the initiative self-sustainable. In December, the company said…

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