Hello,

Here in NZ a major ISP (spark) has big PR on free 1GB a DAY at their wifi hotspots.  problem is they are very unreliable. 

I have been trying to rely on then ones near me in Kapita Coast (not many as its sorta rural, each about 20min drive apart - paraparaumu, waikanae etc.. ). Sadly I have only received unhelpfulness from the ISP support, especially their mobile broadband desk.     I dont understand such behaviour, given all the $$ Spark has put into PRing that you get the free 1 gb EVERYDAY if you are on the plan I am on on.

So what I've worked out after testing last 2 weeks, is IF this "get code/registration" webpage opens automatically when your at the Spark FREE wifi hotspot (e.g. spark is selected in wifi), the hotspot is working - so your sweet!  but if this webpage doesn't open, no matter what browser or on either my iPhone ios6 or MacBook Yosemite latest, (and I have stopped passerbys to check if they can access (Androids, iphone 5 etc. )), then one must go home it's not working.  nothing can be done.  so no free 1gb for me on that day.

But I am not technical. So I wonder is there any other troubleshooting I can do, so I can get my free 1fb wifi.  Spark support did tell me they were going to get the phonebox checked but I have heard nothing back.  And I have now driven to 2 other phone boxes with free wifi zone (20Km away each) and both have same issue.

The page where you request the code to get your 1gb free wifi for the day
www.sparkwifi.co.nz/registration/start
(no error message, fx just times out)
(same on iphone and macbook)
(same on safari and chrome)

even on spark mobile broadband on devices does not access this page.
I searched google, thinking maybe they have changed the page, and the result is, I cannot even find this page easily, let alone another alternative page to receive the "code" to get my free wifi for that day.

thankyou for your time.