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FYI: Fresno, Calif., Airport Launches Wi-Fi Internet Access



 
 
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Old May 11th, 2004, 07:14 PM
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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).

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."

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http://www.fresnobee.com

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Old May 11th, 2004, 07:53 PM
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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.

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Old May 12th, 2004, 11:39 PM
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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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Old May 13th, 2004, 06:36 AM
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"mrtravelkay" wrote in message
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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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Old May 15th, 2004, 09:53 AM
Miguel Cruz
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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
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