Permits consumers access to EarthLinks Wi-Fi product free-of-charge at the companys 15 square mile proof-of-concept area; free till January 21, 2007.
Earthlink, an Internet service provider, on thursday started a service that will
allow Philadelphia residents, workers and visitors an to try
on its EarthLink Wi-Fi product free-of-charge through January 21,
2007.Available
to consumers who live, work or visit EarthLinks
15 square mile proof of concept (POC) area, which extends east of broad
street and north of the vine street expressway, the product offers
down and upload speeds up to 1 MBPS.
In
addition to signing up for EarthLink's monthly subscription product,
EarthLink Wi-Fi, consumers can buy access in
one-day, one-hour or three-day increments once the free trial is
complete. Customers can also sign up for a monthly subscription from
EarthLink's wholesale partners - People PC and
Pennsylvania Online.
"Our goal is clear: build a
state of the art wireless network across Philadelphias 135 square
miles. A key to doing this is gathering valuable feedback and insights
from users of the network as construction continues. Further, we are happy to launch this
service at this time, and hope residents and visitors enjoy Wi-Fi
access, free-of-charge", said Donald
Berryman, Executive Vice President of the company and President of the
ISPs municipal networks unit.
Monday, 01st December