Wi-Fi Hotspots expanding -- Finally...

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:13 am

Free Wi-Fi in the 1st floor of Crown Center as well now.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:44 am

Add more to the list:

(not free though from what I've seen)

- Barney Allis Plaza
- Illus Davis park
- rooftop of new library
- Oak parking garage (ground level retail)

Looks like $5/day, $14/month (with yearly contract)

Post by **dangerboy** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:56 pm

FWIW, Tizers has Wi-Fi service. I haven't tried it, but their menus say something like "ask us about our wi-fi access." It almost makes up for the lame name. Sounds like it's especially geared towards the business lunch crowd.

http://tizerskc.com/

Post by **bahua** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:09 pm

Weakest webpage, ever.

I like Tizers though.

Post by **dangerboy** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 1:26 pm

Add another hotspot, Muddy's coffeehouse on W. 39th St. now has free access with purchase. Don't know about their other locations.

Post by **dangerboy** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 11:15 am

Finally got around to trying out the Crown Center and Union Station hotspots. Crown Center has 802.11g, which means it's ultra fast. Range and signal strength were excellent in the areas around the front doors, and decent in the seating area further south towards the restaurants.

Union Station wasn't so good. They seem to have one antenna on top of the information booth, so reception is only good in that half of the main hall. They advertise service in the north hall and food court as well, but I couldn't get any signal in either place. No signal in the Amtrak waiting area either. With all of the stone and open space they need several more repeaters to get decent coverage.

Post by **dangerboy** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:41 am

Flash Network is will be offering residential service at The View, The Metropolitan, University Tower, and Zona Rosa. Includes roaming on their hotspots around the metro area.

http://flashnetwork.net/Pages/Get_Service.cfm