gentle drink vending machine are one of those unobtrusive , inoffensive bit of life that can be place almost anywhere without anyone mark or sound off ( apart from the occasional anti - obesity protester . Coke ’s test to harness that unobserved power ( and sell more Coke ! ) by sticking Wi - Fi hotspots inside some South African pitch machines .
The Coke machines will be power by British Telecom ’s base , with the whole cold - beverage - vending affair obviously cover by Coke itself . Wi - Fi will be free of care , presumably with the design that this ’ll turn into the African variation of people freeloading off coffee - workshop Wi - Fi , only with frigid , fizzy coke instead of pumpkin spice latte . The visitation is ab initio planned for “ two key realm ” in South Africa , with more planned , because this is unquestionably not just a PR stunt . [ BTviaGizmag ]
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