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Shanghai Metro's operator announced on Friday that free WiFi has been made available on the network's Metro Line 13, according to a Shanghai Daily report.
The free Internet sevice is being tested during an ongoing trial period, the Metro operator Shanghai Shentong said.
Passengers can gain access to the WiFi service by inputting their cellphone numbers and a verification code provided.
The wireless connection has a minimum speed of 100 megabits per second and may be accessed along Line 13.
A Shanghai Daily reporter said that while there was no problem accessing the service at the stations, with the connection stable and fast, the signal was lost as trains moved.
The other lines of the Metro will be installing WiFi facilities eventually, according to the log-in page for the service.
Shanghai Shentong, however, did not comment on this possibility.
Shanghai has already started offering free WiFi services on a number of airports, buses and other railway stations, as well as at People's Square and Lujiazui.
The city was planning to establish 150 free WiFi hotspots in 2013, an addition to the hundreds that it already has.
Shanghai's WiFi hotspot project started in 2012. It aims to make Shanghai a "wireless city."
