London is one of the world’s worst cities… for free Wi-Fi

Waiting (Picture Rosie Hallam / Barcroft Media UK)

London is legendary for its high prices for everything from pints to property – and even Wi-Fi is a rip-off, a new survey has found.

A poll of laptop-toting business travellers ranked London as among the world’s worst cities for free Wi-Fi – behind destinations such as Macau, Osaka, Paris and Helsinki.

The poll of travlellers from 88 countries found that New York was the best city in the world for getting online for free

Over 12% of business travellers polled from 88 countries agree that the US city is one in the best in the world, closely followed by Singapore and Bangalore (both 10%), and Barcelona (8%).

London however, followed dismally behind at 17 with just 1%.

‘Free Wifi is no longer a nice-to-have option and demand remains high among travellers worldwide.’ says BuzzCity CEO, KF Lai.

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Top 20 Cities (as voted by 200 business travellers)

1. New York, USA (12%)


2. Singapore, Asia (10%)


3. Bangalore, India (10%)


4. Barcelona, Spain (8%)


5. Hong Kong, China (8%)


6. Paris, France (6%)


7. Macau, China (6%)


8. Osaka, Japan (6%)


9. Perth, Australia (5%)


10. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (4%)


11. Boston, USA (3%)


12. Taipei, Taiwan (3%)


13. Te Aviv, Israel (3%)


14. Seoul, Korea (3%)


15. Florence, Italy (2%)


16. Helsinki, Finland (2%)


17. London, UK (1%)


18. Bangkok, Thailand (1%)


19. Jakarta, Indonesia (1%)


20. Sydney, Australia (1%)

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London is one of the world’s worst cities… for free Wi-Fi