(June 16, 2016) Just two days after Comcast Public Relations Manager Jamie Debole said the company was looking forward to providing downtown Snow Hill free WiFi access in the “coming weeks,” the service was up, running and available to residents and visitors.
“We are excited to partner with the Town of Snow Hill and look forward to bringing WiFi service to key locations in the downtown area, including the Police Department and Fire Hall, Town Municipal Office, Pocomoke River Canoe Company and Sturgis Park pavilion. We anticipate the hotspots to be fully functional in the coming weeks so residents and visitors alike can enjoy this amenity,” Debole’s statement reads.
WiFi service was promised to the town weeks ago, with the most recent deadline being Memorial Day, which came and went without a signal to devices or from the company to alert the population of the delay.
Mobile devices should recognize the network, named “Snow Hill Public.” Attempting to connect to the WiFi should bring up a page on the device asking users to connect to the service. Once connected, Snow Hill’s town website should be displayed, and from there, the entire internet is available — no password is required.
Four transponders have been installed: one on Green Street, two on River Street and another on Bank Street, Michael Day, economic development consultant said in a previous interview.
That hardware should be enough to provide coverage to Sturgis Park and the Pocomoke River Canoe Company along the north edge of town and wouldn’t go much farther east, but would continue west to the area near the police station and likely as far south as Market Street, Day said.
Exact measures of where exactly the signal can and can’t reach are anticipated as the network gains more widespread use.
The network cost the town about $1,200 to install, and is subject to a monthly service charge, which Day estimated to be less than the installation charge but also includes Snow Hill’s municipal phone service.
“We are excited to partner with the Town of Snow Hill and look forward to bringing WiFi service to key locations in the downtown area, including the Police Department and Fire Hall, Town Municipal Office, Pocomoke River Canoe Company and Sturgis Park pavilion. We anticipate the hotspots to be fully functional in the coming weeks so residents and visitors alike can enjoy this amenity,” Debole’s statement reads.
WiFi service was promised to the town weeks ago, with the most recent deadline being Memorial Day, which came and went without a signal to devices or from the company to alert the population of the delay.
Mobile devices should recognize the network, named “Snow Hill Public.” Attempting to connect to the WiFi should bring up a page on the device asking users to connect to the service. Once connected, Snow Hill’s town website should be displayed, and from there, the entire internet is available — no password is required.
Four transponders have been installed: one on Green Street, two on River Street and another on Bank Street, Michael Day, economic development consultant said in a previous interview.
That hardware should be enough to provide coverage to Sturgis Park and the Pocomoke River Canoe Company along the north edge of town and wouldn’t go much farther east, but would continue west to the area near the police station and likely as far south as Market Street, Day said.
Exact measures of where exactly the signal can and can’t reach are anticipated as the network gains more widespread use.
The network cost the town about $1,200 to install, and is subject to a monthly service charge, which Day estimated to be less than the installation charge but also includes Snow Hill’s municipal phone service.