Gas Station Wi-Fi Changes Meaning Of 'Full Service'Gas Station Wi-Fi Changes Meaning Of 'Full Service'
Wireless hotspots at a chain of gas stations in Michigan enable customers to use their time productively as they fill their cars instead of waiting idly by the pump.
In one section of Michigan, you'll no longer need to waste precious time standing idly by the pump while filling your car. A communications vendor Friday is launching a series of hotspots at gas stations so users can spend their time more productively while filling their cars.
FreedomNet Solutions said that it has added the Wi-Fi service to a series of Speedway and SuperAmerica stations in its coverage area, which includes Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Lansing. The service is an expansion of the company's so-called drive-in hotspot 'pit stops' that it launched in the area last September.
Andy Van Dusen, an executive with the company, said that besides giving users the ability to check e-mail while filling up or parking at the gas stations, the service also will be available at nearby businesses. For example, he said that, at several locations, there are nearby Laundromats, fast food restaurants and oil change businesses.
"Speedway is doing the same thing for mobile business professionals as Flying J Truck Stops currently does for truckers," Van Dusen said. Flying J is a chain of truck stops that offers Wi-Fi service for its customers.
The service costs $4.95 for a day pass, $9.95 for a week of access and $19.95 to $44.95 for monthly access with a variety of feature options such as speed and VPN support, according to Van Dusen.
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