Information displaying and transmission method, and hotspot access method and system

An information displaying and transmission method, and a hotspot access method and system. The hotspot information displaying method comprises: obtaining extension information corresponding to one or more wireless hotspots, wherein the extension information corresponding to each wireless hotspot comprises at least one of the following: location information of the wireless hotspot, a maximum data transmission rate allowed by the wireless hotspot, a maximum number of allowable accesses to the wireless hotspot, the current number of accesses to the wireless hotspot, and charging information of access to the wireless hotspot; and displaying the obtained extension information corresponding to the one or more wireless hotspots. The technical solution allows a user to select an appropriate hotspot.