Engen is setting up 32 WiFi hotspots, set to come online at Engen 1-Stop service stations on the country’s main freeways by 15 December 2014.
“With 14 sites ready and 18 to come, Engen is doing everything possible to ensure its customers stay connected during the summer holidays,” says Mohamed Hassanally, automated innovations manager at Engen’s retail business.
“Now passengers can also cruise the highways – information superhighways, that is – on their smartphones and tablets.”
To access the service, customers can SMS their e-mail address to 32707 to receive a unique PIN. “Telkom Mobile subscribers get one hour free. Each device is eligible for 30 minutes of free WiFi per day,” Hassanally says.
He adds that travellers who cannot stay for half an hour at one service station shouldn’t worry, as their remaining WiFi minutes can be spent 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.”
Engen plans to roll out approximately 700 WiFi hotspots across its network of service stations in 2015/2016, starting with wider coverage of its highway sites, then extending it to its 1-Plus sites in the urban areas, and finally bringing the service to selected Engen service stations.