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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>> NEWS RELEASE<BR>><BR>> Bryan, Tx - March
29, 2006: DowntownBryan<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.downtownbryan.com/">http://www.downtownbryan.com/</A>>
,<BR>> Texas is pleased to announce the launch of free<BR>> wireless
Internet access in<BR>> all outdoor areas of Downtown Bryan. This<BR>>
service is the first large scale<BR>> outdoor broadband wireless
Wi-Fi<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Wi_Fi.html">http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Wi_Fi.html</A>><BR>>
HotSpot<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/h/hotspot.html">http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/h/hotspot.html</A>><BR>>
in the Brazos Valley. It<BR>> will offer laptop users, VOIP<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/VoIP.html">http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/VoIP.html</A>><BR>>
telephone users or PDA users the ability to log<BR>> on to the Internet
without<BR>> the use of phone lines or other traditional<BR>> wires that
bind most Internet<BR>> use to the office or home.<BR>><BR>> The system
is being operated by ZingNet<BR>> Wireless <<A
href="http://www.zingnet.net/">http://www.zingnet.net/</A>> ,<BR>> a
Bryan, Texas based company that delivers high<BR>> speed network and
internet<BR>> services to businesses in the Bryan/College<BR>> Station
area. The project began<BR>> when members of the Bryan Business
Council<BR>> discussed the concept with Steve<BR>> Discher of ZingNet
Wireless. That concept then<BR>> grew, grassroots style, into<BR>> a
consortium composed of Astin Redevelopment<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.fibertown.com/">http://www.fibertown.com/</A>><BR>>
(FIBERTOWN), Defacto Wireless<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.defactowireless.com/">http://www.defactowireless.com/</A>> ,
BTU<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.btutilities.com/">http://www.btutilities.com/</A>> and
NetNearU<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.netnearu.com/">http://www.netnearu.com/</A>> .<BR>> Each
of these entities contributed their<BR>> expertise in the development of
the<BR>> system which is now operated by ZingNet. <BR>><BR>> Users
wishing to use the service simply use<BR>> their wireless network
adapters<BR>> to scan for the Fibertown or ZingNet SSID<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/SSID.html">http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/SSID.html</A>><BR>>
and then connect to either of<BR>> those networks. (SSID stands for
Service Set<BR>> Identifiers, the beacon<BR>> signals transmitted by
wireless systems<BR>> alerting you and your computer that<BR>> wireless
services are available in your area).<BR>> Once connected, users
simply<BR>> launch a web browser and accept the conditions<BR>> of the
service by clicking a<BR>> login button. Following the login
process,<BR>> users may surf the web, check<BR>> email or place Wi-Fi
telephone calls free for<BR>> up to 2 hours.<BR>><BR>> The availability
of the HotSpot service was<BR>> made concurrent with dedicated<BR>>
internet access to downtown business owners.<BR>> Anyone who does not
receive<BR>> sufficient signal inside their building due to<BR>> the heavy
construction or<BR>> robust nature of historic buildings may opt for<BR>>
a dedicate version of the<BR>> same service. ZingNet charges a
small<BR>> installation fee for dedicated<BR>> network connectivity which
can be used inside<BR>> offices and restaurants and<BR>> connected to
conventional wired LANS (local<BR>> area networks) or redistributed<BR>>
wirelessly inside the building. This allows<BR>> dedicated business
customers to<BR>> connect their offices to the internet on a<BR>>
permanent basis without time<BR>> restrictions or login screens. In
addition,<BR>> business owners may wish to<BR>> redistribute the service
or operate their own<BR>> HotSpot<BR>> <<A
href="http://www.zingnet.net/hotspots.php">http://www.zingnet.net/hotspots.php</A>>
inside<BR>> their establishment for free<BR>> or for a
fee. <BR>><BR>> ZingNet owner Steve Discher believes "the<BR>>
availability of these types of<BR>> amenities nowadays are generally taken
for<BR>> granted. Business owners and<BR>> travelers expect to be
able to stay connected<BR>> wherever they go and this<BR>> service is one
more building block in the<BR>> revitalization of our downtown<BR>> area.
This is definitely something we can no<BR>> long function without,
and<BR>> Downtown Bryan is leading the Brazos
Valley."<BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>Cops
mailing
list<BR>Cops@email.msc.tamu.edu<BR>http://email.msc.tamu.edu/mailman/listinfo/cops<BR></DIV>
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