Cable company expands WiFi service in Morris

May 15, 2009 8:01 am

Internet users now have access outdoors throughout county

Cablevision on Wednesday said it has expanded the coverage area of its Optimum WiFi service in Morris County, meaning customers can access the Internet while outdoors in almost any part of the county.

"There was (access) in a small portion of the county, and now it's essentially throughout," Cablevision spokeswoman Sarah Chaikin said during a Wednesday phone interview. "This is for when you're out and about. It's really an outdoor network."

For instance, say someone's in a parking lot and wants to access the Internet from his or her car. Using a laptop, the person would conduct a WiFi network search, and then click on the Optimum WiFi link that would appear. The customer then enters his or her Optimum Online identification and password in order to use the service.

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