Would you like fries with your Wi-Fi? (From Wiltshire Times)

Would you like fries with your Wi-Fi?

11:11am Sunday 4th November 2007 in News By Wiltshire Times Reporter

CUSTOMERS can now benefit from free Wi-Fi access at McDonald's restaurants as franchisee David Williamson adds the service to the menu.

McDonald's is one of only a handful of high street retailers offering free Wi-Fi access to local people and is available at the Chippenham and Trowbridge restaurants.

This will allow business people making a pit stop to check emails in between meetings.

In fact, a regular hotspot user who pays to log on for just an hour a week in a coffee shop could stand to save as much as £260 per year by using McDonald's free access.

Mr Williamson said: "I am delighted to be able to offer free Wi-Fi access in my Chippenham and Trowbridge restaurants.

"We have such a broad spectrum of customers, from families and students to business people and, whether they want to check their emails or use sites such as Facebook, it's available to everyone and there's no time limit.

"We're committed to enhancing their dining experience and free Wi-Fi will help to do just that."

The move by McDonald's is part of a nationwide programme to roll-out free, high-speed, wireless internet access across its 1,200 restaurants, making it the biggest provider of free Wi-Fi in the UK.