Big MacBook deal: free Wi-Fi

WirelessG offers 1GB of free Wi-Fi per month with any purchase of a new Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air

WirelessG and South Africa’s official Apple distributor, Core Group, have partnered to offer all purchasers of a new MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air device free Wi-Fi access to the value of 1GB per month for 12 consecutive months to any one of the over 1,800 WirelessG aggregated Wi-Fi hotspots in South Africa. WirelessG is the company behind G-Connect, South Africa’s first converged pre-paid Internet product. ‚Based on the successful Apple iPod touch/G-Connect partnership and the substantial hike in demand for both the Apple iPod touch and G-Connect broadband services, the decision was made to extend our joint venture campaigns to the Apple Macbook devices. The bundling of G-Connect broadband services and the Apple MacBook and iPod devices is purely driven by user experiences relating to value for money, quality and reliability offered by both brands,‚ says Carel van der Merwe, CEO of WirelessG. ‚Our capability of offering instant and reliable quality implementation and support relating to G-Connect services is sharpening our competitive edge. The offer provides all official MacBook purchasers with free Wi-Fi for a year, where users can also purchase additional 3G and ADSL access from a single online G-Connect account to gain reliable and high speed Internet access, regardless of where they are. The offer also includes full time support and 24/7 standby assistance to Apple Macbook customers‚ says van der Merwe.

‚Our capability of offering instant and reliable quality implementation and support relating to G-Connect services is sharpening our competitive edge. The offer provides all official MacBook purchasers with free Wi-Fi for a year, where users can also purchase additional 3G and ADSL access from a single online G-Connect account to gain reliable and high speed Internet access, regardless of where they are. The offer also includes full time support and 24/7 standby assistance to Apple Macbook customers‚ says van der Merwe. ‚G-Connect and Core Group are aligned with similar value propositions and share a customer orientated approach which enhance actual product appeal. When the opportunity presented itself to partner and offer our customers another great promotion bundled with ‘go virtually anywhere’ G-Connect Wi-Fi access, we knew they would be getting the full Apple mobility and connectivity experience straight out the box,‚ says Rutger-Jan van Spaandonk, executive director at Core Group. G-Connect Wi-Fi access can be topped up at competitive rates, and users can also get access to the full collection of G-Connect connectivity options ranging from 3G to Wi-Fi and ADSL. There are no contracts and Internet access is pre-paid. This offer is valid when you purchase your Apple laptop at an iStore nationwide, Project 3 or Digicape. Store details can be found at www.myistore.co.za and www.digicape.co.za