Bits: Vodafone stops free wi-fi on the London tube, good Marriott Bonvoy deal with Hertz Links on Head for Points may pay us an affiliate commission. A list of partners is here. News in brief: Without telling its customers, Vodafone has removed the benefit of free wi-fi on the London Underground. This is, for me, a big loss and something I used on an almost daily basis. Whilst it didn’t work in tunnels, it did work on station platforms. There was usually enough time at each stop for your phone to reconnect and to download a web page to read in the tunnel until the next station ….