We’re looking for a few people who have either an iPod Touch or an iPhone to test a few things on our network. If you have one of these devices and want to test a few things and get a FREE roaming account for a while, please contact us –
info AT pacificanet DOT com — Type Apple in the subject line.
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Many people in the community have been asking for a basic, low-price broadband Internet service to replace their Dial Up service. They want fast Internet at Dial Up prices and they want it from a friendly, local company they can trust.
So we launched a new service called Dial Up Replacement.
It features download speeds up to five times faster than 56K dial up service and the monthly charge is only $9.95. This price includes the rental of a receiving device that will connect to the Pacifica Net network. And there is NO CONTRACT.
If you are a user who does basic web surfing, email, etc., this is the service for you. Save a few bucks and surf the web with plenty of speed (5X faster than normal dial up).
If you are interested, please sign up here:
www.pacificanet.com/services.html
I have a new daily read in my BlogLines RSS feed grabber. Pacifica Riptide is written by John Maybury of Wandering and Wondering fame has gone Web 2.0 and it’s a must read for any resident or business person in Pacifica.
Cheers, John!
If all goes according to plan, later today the public SSID PacificaNet will become a for pay portal. Guests and visitors to town and people who just want to buy a bit of broadband wireless time will be able to do so.
We’ll offer affordably priced increments of time (daily, weekly, etc.).
This roaming service will continue to be FREE to all our residential and business subscribers. So get your Apple iPhones ready!
If you have been using the PacificaNet SSID at home or at work, we urge you to contact us about getting a receiving unit for your location which will make the service faster, more reliable and totally secure.
Like all Hot Spots, the PacificaNet SSID is unencrypted for easy access. This is why we offer receiving units that provide for a totally secure service to residential and business monthly subscribers and offer advice on how to keep your surfing safe when using the portal.
EARLY BIRD SPECIALS ARE OVER.
On Monday we had our official launch event, where we had a Surf Wirelessly and “cut the Ethernet cable” event. Some of our earliest beta testers were there as was Mayor Pro Tem Jim Vreeland.
In celebration of our service launch, we’ll be offering some limited space and limited time Early Bird offers.
First, we have 25 23 13 11 10 9 8 7 5 4 2 0 spots available that offer half-price monthly service for a full year and a discounted receiving unit ($49.95 instead of $79.95). These are first come, first served. Once they are gone, they’re gone. To take advantage of this offer, sign up at our services page (click HERE) and use the promo code: PAC - Be sure to type this promo code USING ALL CAPS = PAC, not pac).
Once those spots are gone, we’ll have a limited time offer where people can sign up and get 6 months of half-price monthly service and a discounted receiving unit ($59.95 instead of $79.95). To take advantage of this offer, sign up at our services page (click HERE) and use the promo code: PNL - Be sure to type this promo code USING ALL CAPS = PNL, not pnl).
With both offers the receiving unit can be rented instead of purchased ($4.95 / month), if that is your preference.
We realize there are still a few patches of Pacifica which are not yet covered. We’re working as fast as we can to get coverage to you. If we haven’t already communicated and you are interested in an Early Bird deal, please email me and I will save you a spot.
We’d like to thank the City of Pacifica, its leaders, our beta testers and all of our current and future customers. We look forward to serving you.
As we are winding down our beta period, we are ending up with a few of the Ruckus receiving units that we used for testing. These units are in great shape and will be used as rental units.
I am anxious to get them back in the field so I’ve decided to offer up a special first come, first served deal.
I have 15 14 13 10 9 5 4 spaces available right now that will save you a lot of money. You will get a year of Ruckus rental and a year of service for one flat up front cost. Read on.
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$149.95 – 1 Mbps + Ruckus Rental for a year
$148.85 SAVINGS
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$199.95 – 2 Mbps + Ruckus Rental for a year
$218.85 SAVINGS
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$249.95 - 3 Mbps + Ruckus Rental for a year
$288.85 SAVINGS
This is a good deal. If you are interested, call me at (650) 276-0612 or email me at info @ pacificanet . com.
We have announced our initial slate of services and they can be seen (and signed up for) here:
As is mentioned on that page, the main thing we want to stress is that you can feel comfortable trying our service risk free.
If you get a receiving device and enjoy the service from the start as the majority of our beta testers did, that’s wonderful.
If you happen to be in an area where we still may need a few antennas to increase coverage, just let us know and we’ll try to get it fixed. While we’re fixing it, you won’t be charged. We also have a trial period, where you can return your equipment for a full refund. We only ask that you let us know if the service does not meet your needs so we can try and fix it before you return it.
We don’t take anybody’s business for granted and will work as hard as we can to provide a useful service at an affordable price.
Also, we’ve recently started our deployment in the Back of the Valley and will have more updates soon. We hope to start selling services there in early June.
If you are interested in a promotional deal to start the service, email and mention you read this on the blog and I’ll set you up.
Tropos (the company that makes the antennas we use) has a contest going on for anybody who is interested.
http://sweeps.cfapromo.com/tropos/
Good luck!
One of the great things about a citywide Wi-Fi network is that you can “take your login out for a walk”. I’d like to conduct a quick survey to see some responses about where people would like to take their laptops and get web service (coffee shops, parks, beaches, etc.). I want to make sure we have great service those places, so let me know if you have a place in mind. Thanks.
We have now installed roughly 130 Access Points (AP) in Fairmont, Westview (Pacific Highlands), Pacific Manor, Edgemar, Sharp Park, Fairway Park, parts of Vallemar and Rockaway Beach, Pedro Point and parts of Linda Mar. We still have most of the Southeastern part of the city to do but we should start on that in the coming weeks.
Please see these maps for approximate locations of the APs:
Service should be available in parts of Vallemar and Rockaway Beach starting later next week with Fairway Park coming online shortly after that.
As always, all comments and questions are appreciated.
