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Wireless Internet access is quickly gaining popularity among people seeking highspeed internet connections when they are away from their home or office. The signal from a typical wireless access point extends only about 300 feet in any direction, so the user must find a hotspot to be able to access the Internet while on the road. Sometimes hotspots are available for free or for a small fee. You work for a sales company, SalesTek, which has a sales force of 25 representatives and customers concentrated in Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Your sales representatives are constantly on the road and they require 24/7 Internet access.
Focus:
You have been asked to find hotspots for your colleagues to connect while they are on the road. It is critical that your sales force can access the Internet 24/7 to connect with customers, suppliers, and the corporate office. Create a document detailing how your mobile workforce will be able to stay connected to the Internet while traveling. Here are a few tips to get you started;
•    Use websites such as www.wifinder.com and www.jiwire.com to determine which commercial hotspots would be the most appropriate for your sales force and the commercial network service that these hotspots use.
•    Search the websites of two or three commercial networks that seem most appropriate to discover more about pricing and services. (Hint: T-Mobile is one example.)
•    Use www.wifinder.com and www.wififreespot.com to determine how many free public hotspots are available in these cities. Are there enough for your company to rely on them or should you use a commercial Wi-Fi system. If so, which one?
•    You might also research www.fon.com to see alternative methods of using home broadband connections.