Dublin Bus is to begin a wireless internet trial on a number of its buses from next week.
A total of 10 buses serving the 16 route - between Ballinteer and Santry - will offer the service to passengers free of charge over the next two months.
A Dublin Bus spokeswoman said posters would be used to highlight the availability of the service on the selected buses.
She said the trial would be used to evaluate if it is viable to extend wireless internet access across the entire fleet.
The company has issued a tender seeking proposals from potential suppliers in order to see how much rolling out the technology across 800 to 900 buses would cost.
"This process does not represent a commitment to purchase, and any possible purchase(s) resulting are dependant on availability of funding," the tender document says.
Bus Éireann, Iarnrod Éireann and a number of private bus companies currently offer similar technology on selected routes.
