Do any of the convenience store chains in Taiwan offer free Wi-Fi?

kernel_kate

Here in Taipei there's more cafes than ever and most have free Wi-Fi, and of course accommodation always has free Wi-Fi too. So I don't bother spending money for Wi-Fi access. There do seem to be a bunch of wireless internet that have Wi-Fi signals all over the place that you would buy a membership for and then access at any of their hotspots (CHT is the biggest). It seems that in convenience stores you typically pick up several of those...

Originally asked by hippietrail on Stack Exchange (travel) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Yes! As of 2023, 7-Eleven now has a 1-click free Wi-Fi called " ibon " in the vast majority of locations. Some few Hi-Life locations have a free Wi-Fi called " HiShow ", but not many of them and they require a local phone number to register though you can register in English. All FamilyMart locations seem to have one called " Famí-WiFi " that has a difficult sign-in process that's only in Chinese. I haven't found an OK Mart that has Wi-Fi yet. 7-Eleven ibon Wi-Fi .1.Free Wi-Fi (點一點免費上網) I haven't worked out the specifics yet but at least on the west coast at least from Lukang (鹿港) in the north to at least Kaohsiung (高雄) in the south I've very often found a free Wi-Fi signal called .1.Free...

Full answer by hippietrail: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/77201 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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