Facebook Testing Free Wi-Fi Check-In Program

Facebook is testing a new Wi-Fi hot spot service for local businesses that lets users surf the net for free if they do a Facebook check-in.

The test was first unearthed by Tom Waddington, who has a history of rooting Facebook tests and secrets out of code. What he found was a new category for "like sources" among the page insights. The new source was called "Social Wi-Fi," and the description reads as follows: "People who liked your Page after checking in via Facebook Wi-Fi."

"We are currently running a small test with a few local businesses of a Wi-Fi router that is designed to offer a quick and easy way to access free Wi-Fi after checking in on Facebook. When you access Facebook Wi-Fi by checking in, you are directed to your local business's Facebook Page," a Facebook spokesperson said.

Customers who aren't Facebook users can reportedly access the free Wi-Fi service by obtaining a free, temporary passcode from the business owner. But Facebook has not yet officially announced plans to roll out the social Wi-Fi router service to a wider group of businesses.

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