McDonald's is offering free Wi-Fi for it's customers in every branch from next week.

While it has had access in many of it's restaurants for a time now, this has been restricted to those who have roaming contracts with a provider such as BTOpenzone or The Cloud. By allowing free access in it's 1,200 or so outlets it is hoping to attract workers who are unable to use the internet at work, or wish to browse without being 'watched'. Research cited by McDonald's suggests that one in four workers in the UK knows someone, or has themselves been disciplined for using the internet at work.

The only trouble is that to get access you might have to eat something!!