wifi

I was recently on a business trip to Johannesburg and my flight arrived about an hour before my colleague’s flight. I decided to go get my morning caffeine fix at the Wimpy on the second level at OR Tambo International Airport.

I sat down, placed my order, whipped out my iPad mini and proceeded to ask the waiter for the WiFi password as I wanted to peruse Flipboard while enjoying my morning coffee. Contrary to popular belief, WiFi in South Africa is rarely free. Usually if you buy food at a restaurant you qualify for 30 minutes or a measly 50 Mb of data. (more…)