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highplainsdem

(48,727 posts)
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 09:48 PM Sep 2017

CBS News: FREE WI-FI DURING HURRICANE IRMA: Comcast opens thousands of hotspots

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-irma-comcast-free-wi-fi-hotspots-across-florida/


Comcast is offering free Xfinity Wi-Fi service in parts of Florida to help residents and emergency personnel stay connected as they prepare for Hurricane Irma.

On Wednesday, Comcast said it would open more than 137,000 Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the state free for anyone who needs them, including non-Xfinity customers, through September 15.

The company expanded their free Wi-Fi offer on Thursday to other coastal communities expected to feel impacts from the storm. They also made 10,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots available in Georgia and 6,000 in South Carolina.

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Residents can visit Xfinity.com/wifi to view a map of Wi-Fi hotspots, which are located both indoors and outdoors in places such as shopping districts, parks and businesses.

People in range of the hotspot can select the "Xfinitywifi" network name in list of available hotspots and be automatically connected. Xfinity customers can sign in with their usernames and passwords for automatic connection.

Non-Xfinity internet subscribers should visit the "Not an Xfinity Internet Customer" section on the sign-in page. From there, non-customers will be able to renew their complimentary sessions every two hours, the company explained.

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CBS News: FREE WI-FI DURING HURRICANE IRMA: Comcast opens thousands of hotspots (Original Post) highplainsdem Sep 2017 OP
bookmarking in case I have to go to a shelter. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2017 #1
Wow. Good on Comcast tymorial Sep 2017 #2

tymorial

(3,433 posts)
2. Wow. Good on Comcast
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 10:48 PM
Sep 2017

Maybe they can climb out of first place now.

Seriously though,. This should be applauded.

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