Free Wi-Fi For Colwyn Bay Beach

Free Wi-Fi is being made available on part of Colwyn Bay beach and promenade in a three-year pilot project being run by Conwy County Borough Council. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Council is providing free WiFi to enable people to access the internet with their mobile devices like laptops and phones on the beach and promenade from Porth Eirias to the Pier. The free WiFi zone will be identified by signs on lampposts. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Conwy is the first Council in North Wales to provide free WiFi in an outdoor location like this. Residents and visitors logging on to the free WiFi will be able to find out what’s going on in Colwyn Bay, be able to explore local businesses and services and see information about events and activities across the County. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Councillor Mike Priestley, Conwy’s Cabinet Member for Communication said, “We recognise that having access to information quickly is increasingly important and how it can benefit users and businesses. There is already access to free WiFi in Council offices, and now having this available on the beach in Colwyn Bay is a great service for anyone in the town.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

There will be restrictions placed some types of sites and content that can be accessed, the times of access and, to make sure that as many people as possible are able to make use of the service, there may be limits on the bandwidth speeds for users. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​