Dubbo residents can now access three specialised wireless hotspots in the city as part of a national Wi-Fi network.
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Dubbo is one of a select number of regional cities, alongside metro locations including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, that will benefit from the full rollout of more than 1000 Wi-Fi hotspots.
Dubbo locals can trial free Wi-Fi at locations including 141 Brisbane Street, 105 Bourke Street and 100 Macquarie Street.
Telstra Country Wide Area General Manager, Western NSW, Scott Curtin, said Telstra's plan to roll out one of the world's largest Wi-Fi networks across the nation was taking shape.
"This trial in Dubbo is the beginning of our ambition to switch on more than two million hotspots across the nation and give customers the best Wi-Fi experience in and out of the home," he said.
"We want customers to have the in-home Wi-Fi experience when they are out and about.
"From browsing the web, streaming videos or sharing photos with friends, we want Dubbo locals to experience what the full network will be like next year when they can use their home broadband allowance out and about.
"Anyone in Dubbo who has a Wi-Fi enabled device can experience the beginnings of Australia's largest Wi-Fi network. Users will be able to find out where their nearest hotspot is on telstra.com and logging on is as simple as accepting the terms and conditions and clicking a single button."
The first Wi-Fi trials will be located at payphone sites in local communities. Beyond the trial, Telstra-built hotspots will be located at a variety of sites that provide the best access for communities including Telstra retail outlets, exchange buildings and payphone sites.
Access to Wi-Fi will be free in the trial sites until the network officially launches later this year.
At launch, Australians will be able to access Telstra Wi-Fi in a number of ways:
* Telstra home broadband customers with a compatible gateway who join the Wi-Fi community can use their home broadband allowance via domestic hotspots and connect to more than 13 million Fon-enabled hotspots globally.
* Non Telstra customers and Telstra customers who have not joined the Wi-Fi community will be able to connect to Fon-enabled Telstra Wi-Fi hotspots for a small charge using guest passes.
Australians can register their details to receive more information about Telstra Wi-Fi as it's released by heading to www.Telstra.com/wifi.
