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FYI: Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access
Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access
Source: The Fresno Bee May 7--High-speed wireless Internet service is boosting efficiency for laptop computer-users who travel through Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FYI). City and airport officials held a wire-cutting ceremony Thursday to launch Wi-Fi, or "wireless fidelity," a technology that allows Wi-Fi-compatible laptops and some personal digital assistants to send and receive data using radio signals. "What's so great about this is you're not having to sit down and look for a place to plug into the Internet," said Pamela D. Brown, vice president of business development for Airport Network Solutions in Portland, Ore., installers of the wireless system. The company partnered with the airport to design, install and operate the network, said FYI spokeswoman Patti Miller. "They are doing this in anticipation of the airport growing." The airport did not pay for the service. Older laptops may need upgrading with a wireless network card to use Wi-Fi, available for about $60 at electronics and computer stores. Most late-model laptops are Wi-Fi-ready, Brown said. Computer-users also must have a browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, and a credit card to pay the daily fee of $6.95. The fee allows unlimited access to the FYI network for 24 hours. Coverage is provided in all public areas of the airport, but sessions can not be transferred to other airports with Wi-Fi service. Once connected, the browser will open to an FYI welcome page, offering information on arrival-departure times, shuttle bus services or airport security. From there, computer-users can access the Internet to check e-mail or surf the Web. Steve Newvine, chief executive officer for the Greater Fresno Chamber of Commerce, said the wireless service will make FYI more attractive to customers. "I think it's a technology that customers are demanding," he said. "It's one more service this airport can offer." Feedback was mixed from passengers Thursday. Several people said they did not own laptops, while others said they normally travel without them. But Jennifer Guzman, a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. employee in Fresno, said she thought the new service was great. "I'm going to ask for a laptop at work," she said, as she waited for a flight to Boise, Idaho, on a bench outside of the American Airlines counter. Her husband, Dan Guzman, offered another perspective: "I believe you have to leave work behind sometimes." To see more of The Fresno Bee, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.fresnobee.com http://cnniw.yellowbrix.com/pages/cn...ns%3AWireless& -- John Bartley K7AAY http://celdata.cjb.net This post quad-ROT-13 encrypted; reading it violates the DMCA. Nobody but a fool goes into a federal counterrorism operation without duct tape - Richard Preston, THE COBRA EVENT. |
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FYI: Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access
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Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access Source: The Fresno Bee May 7--High-speed wireless Internet service is boosting efficiency for laptop computer-users who travel through Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FYI). This is not interesting. Almost every airport has paid WiFi access. The interesting ones offer it for free. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu |
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FYI: Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access
Miguel Cruz wrote: wrote: Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access Source: The Fresno Bee May 7--High-speed wireless Internet service is boosting efficiency for laptop computer-users who travel through Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FYI). This is not interesting. Almost every airport has paid WiFi access. The interesting ones offer it for free. That interesting ones to me would be the free ones to all and the ones with Waypoint, which is also free to me... |
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FYI: Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access
"mrtravelkay" wrote in message . com... Miguel Cruz wrote: wrote: Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access Source: The Fresno Bee May 7--High-speed wireless Internet service is boosting efficiency for laptop computer-users who travel through Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FYI). This is not interesting. Almost every airport has paid WiFi access. The interesting ones offer it for free. That interesting ones to me would be the free ones to all and the ones with Waypoint, which is also free to me... Since a lot of us use the lounges, none of this really matters. Some lounges even offer hard-wired computer use for free. |
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FYI: Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access
Blake S wrote:
Since a lot of us use the lounges, none of this really matters. Some lounges even offer hard-wired computer use for free. Plenty of lounges have paid wifi. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu |
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