This is McDonald's McGuide to Getting on McWi-Fi

By Marcus Yam
published

Three steps for Big Mac users.

Are you looking for some free Wi-Fi? Your local café is a good bet, especially if it's a Starbucks. But if you're not the coffee type or maybe you're just in need of some McNuggets, then McDonald's "restaurants" now offers free Wi-Fi too.

While most people should know by now how to connect to free, commercial hotspots, McDonald's has made a quick startup guide for connecting to its Wi-Fi.

With all the different versions of Windows and some (unnecessary to tweak) settings, the Mac OS X instructions look downright straightforward and simple. More time for Apple users to enjoy their Big "Mac", I suppose.

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
37 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Gamer-girl
    Windows 7 is so easy they don't need to print instructions?
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  • I'd rather not patronize a restaurant that serves ground hog balls.
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  • boiler1990
    Gamer-girlWindows 7 is so easy they don't need to print instructions?
    Remember, they have to include instructions for people who don't know how to use their computers. Probably not your average Tom's member.
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  • amdfangirl
    More importantly, why don't they make it a little easier to connect?
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  • Marco925
    By the time i am done connecting, i'd have already finished my hamburger!
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  • reggieray
    First off I'm surprised it is not in Spanish too. With said, Wal-Mart and McDonald's patrons are basically the same group of people (Obama voters) and I doubt half of them could even read the instructions.
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  • roleki
    ReggieRayFirst off I'm surprised it is not in Spanish too. With said, Wal-Mart and McDonald's patrons are basically the same group of people (Obama voters) and I doubt half of them could even read the instructions.And you nutjobs say liberals are the elitists.
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  • nebun
    free wifi is an invitation for trouble.....don't use it...no wonder there are so many people with hacked accounts these days
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  • Miharu
    No idea why it's a news.
    I see this... 2-3 years ago.

    It's a 2008 pictures if you get the real article and the real image
    http://twitpic.com/5vbvf9/full


    Toms stop copying BetaNews false news.
    Thank.
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  • soo-nah-mee
    An under-informed Windows 7 user may think that their laptop won't work with McWifi. How long has it been since Windows 7's release (rhetorical; the answer is about 2 years), and why is it that the guide only offers instructions for Vista users?
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