A six month Wi-Fi trial will begin on November 1st at Charing Cross Tube Station. The trial is being conducted by London Underground and BT Openzone.

Customers will be able to use the Wi-Fi on their mobile phones and laptops to view London Underground service updates. The ticket hall and the Bakerloo and Northern line platforms at Charing Cross will form the trial area.

The service is free for five million BT broadband customers with unlimited BT FON Wi-Fi minutes and for BT Openzone customers. 

O2, Tesco Mobile, Vodafone and Orange and other Wi-Fi enabled devices with Wi-Fi minutes in their contracts can also use the BT Openzone network. Other users can buy a BT Openzone voucher online here.

Richard Parry, Strategy and Commercial Director for London Underground, said: "Around 68,000 passenger journeys are made a day at Charing Cross Tube station. We hope that our customers will find it useful to have access to the internet while they are using the Tube station during this six-month trial. Live service updates will allow passengers to check the status of the Tube and other transport services while they are on the move at the station."