The service is based on a “heartbeat” monitoring system that reports the operational status of a HotSpot every 2 minutes, 24 hours a day. This allows free-hotspot.com to present to users the current status of its Certified FREE HotSpots in real time on the company’s online directory. Certified HotSpots will be designated with the free-hotspot.com green icon to indicate their “online” status, so users can be assured of their operational availability. If a HotSpot goes offline for any reason, such as local Internet connectivity problems, loss of power or the closure of the HotSpot venue, the icon will appear grey.
“We are pleased to have achieved this next level in our Certification programme, which is aimed to further assist the Wi-Fi user in locating and using FREE HotSpots in Europe”, said Joe Brunoli, Vice President, HotSpot Market Development for free-hotspot.com. “This new functionality enables Wi-Fi users to be sure that a Certified FREE HotSpot is available and operating properly before they travel to it. With our HotSpot locator service they can even call and get the status of a Certified HotSpot while en-route.”
FREE HotSpot Certification is available via the company’s website to any establishment that wishes to offer reliable, free, wireless Internet access to the public. To find out more about free-hotspot.com’s Certification programme please visit -
http://www.free-hotspot.com/certified.htm.
About free-hotspot.com:
free-hotspot.com is rapidly building Europe’s largest community of FREE wireless Internet users. The company has launched a pan-European programme to bring free Wi-Fi to cafés, hotels, pubs, restaurants, retail centres, transit centres and other public venues. Under this programme, free-hotspot.com provides the equipment and expertise needed to operate a FREE HotSpot at no cost to the venue owner, and then promotes these free HotSpots through a combination of local and national marketing campaigns. The company also maintains Europe’s most comprehensive directory of free HotSpots in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, which currently lists more than 9,000 locations worldwide. free-hotspot.com is located in Dublin, Ireland.
To learn more about the free HotSpot programme or to find the free HotSpot nearest you, please visit: www.free-hotspot.com.
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