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Liberate Birmingham

Celebrate Birmingham's liberation from wires and hassle. Join the fun over four days of exciting BT and Intel® events, useful demonstrations and be in with a chance of winning great prizes at Victoria Square in Birmingham between 27th and 30th September.

Birmingham goes wireless

What will BT Wireless Broadband mean for you? Come along and find out. We've got demonstrations of how the BT Wireless Broadband service in cities and BT Openzone hotspots will make life easier at home, at work, and around the city. Plus there will be celebrities, prizes, and fun, including:

  • a specially mocked-up 'home' which will enable you to see how Wireless Broadband can help you talk and play at home and on the move.
  • an office environment equipped with products and services to offer businesses truly converged mobility and communications services.
  • the Gaming Zone – Gamers will be able to play games over laptops and mobile gaming devices, where players can take on online gamers around the world.
  • the chance to try out BT Openzone and see how its partners' products and services work across the city's Wireless Broadband network.
  • a demonstration by Birmingham City Council to show how they, along with residents and businesses will be benefiting from being a Wireless City
  • hundreds of Wi-Fi prizes to be won in Lucky Grip – our lucky dip with a twist. Step inside the glass booth to catch one of the winning tickets.
  • personalities and pizzazz – spot our celebrities using Wi-Fi and watch out for amazing displays of free running on Saturday when our free runners will travel across the city without touching the ground.
Date: 27th - 30th September 2007 Time: Thursday: 8am-8pm
Friday: 8am-7pm
Saturday: 9.30am-7.30pm
Sunday: 10am-4pm Location: Victoria Square Directions:

From M6: Leave Junction 6 and join the A38(M) towards Birmingham. Continue over the flyover and go under St Chads Queensway. Take the left filter on to Great Charles Street and continue through the traffic lights to Paradise Circus Island. Take the first left into Suffolk Street. Keep in the left hand lane, and take the first left into Brunel Street and then the next left into Swallow Street. Turn left in Hill Street, and then left into Paradise Street. You'll find Victoria Square is at the end of the road.

From M5: Join M6 southbound towards Birmingham and signposted NEC. Then the follow directions as per M6.

From the South: Join the M6 at Junction 7a northbound and then follow directions as per M6.

Map: Map of Birmingham

* One voucher per person. Voucher must be redeemed within 30 days of registration and used by 31 March 2008. Non transferable and minutes cannot be carried over. Wireless-enabled equipment required. Minutes can be used in hotspots, subject to coverage. Conditions apply.