Pay-Per-Use Wireless System

Wireless is all the buzz these days and for good reason - its fast, convenient and flexible.  It's an excellent solution for home networking because it avoids the cost and complexity of wiring up the household.

It was only a matter of time before wireless Internet access made its way into public areas.  Cafes, hotels and airports are the early adopters, but many more locations are seeing the benefits of offering this service to their guests and patrons.

There are a great deal of businesses out there that could benefit from providing wireless Internet access, but have no idea where or how to start.  In cases like these, a turnkey system can provide the most hassle-fee path to profitability.

Public Internet Access Service Manager is an excellent foundation to build such a system.  Think of it as a pay-per-use proxy server for allowing only authenticated users to pass through to the Internet.  Users are authenticated by a variety of methods including:

• Credit cards

• Member Accounts

• Prepaid Cards

• External Custom Authentication

It runs as a service in Windows 2000 and can allow guests to pay for access as they go, from any TCP/IP enabled device (including handhelds!)  We have successfully deployed systems powered by this software in hotels here in the US and in Europe and it has proven to be a rock solid public Internet software platform.

A very nice feature of the software is that it supports multiple Internet connections for failover and teaming purposes.  For example, you can have both cable and DSL connections running to the server through two separate Ethernet connections.  If one service goes down, even for a minute, the system automatically switches to the other connection with no interruption whatsoever!  Also, during peak usage times, the system will team up the connections to provide increased bandwidth.

The software is available for free evaluation on the site www.arrowlink.com 

There are several steps to the installation process, and the software requires both a database and Internet Gateway module installation.  Needless to say, the configuration and testing is geared toward the advanced PC user.

By popular request, I am offering this configuration and testing service for sale as a complete, turnkey server package.  This server package includes the following:

The starter kit contains everything needed to turn any cable or DSL Internet Connection into a public, pay-per-use system.  To keep the costs down, the PIA-Service Manager software and components will be left in 30 day demo mode so that you can choose which license you wish to purchase after evaluating the system.  Licenses are available for 12 and 24 month time frames. See the arrowlink site for up to date pricing on the software.

I'm so convinced you will as impressed as I was, that I will refund your entire purchase within this 30 day window if you are not completely satisfied.  

What can you do with this starter kit?

Let me give you a sample application.  Hotel conference rooms happen to be an ideal spot for public, pay-per-use services.  Companies will often travel to a hotel for a trade show and set up tables with a variety of displays and information to present.  

Internet access is often a necessity for these shows, and hotels are struggling to find the best way to deliver this service.   Keep in mind that hotels are primarily in the business of providing lodging services - Internet access on demand is a relatively new concept to them.  This is where you can help.

 By offering to provide this system to the hotel, you can accomplish the following:

• Provide wireless Internet Access to the conference attendees

• Rent wireless adapters to any of the participating companies

• Charge per minute, per day or per week for the access

• Manage all the customers with one server and one DSL connection

• Use prepaid cards to sell time blocks for smaller intervals

Offer the hotel a percentage of the income, and you have a true Win-Win strategy for all participants.

This is just one sample application for the Wireless Internet Starter Kit.  Here are a few more ideas:

• Wireless coverage of campsites or RV parks

• Airport waiting areas and business centers

• Hotel lobbies and business centers

• Cafes and restaurants

• Laundromats

• Office and Apartment Buildings (Become The ISP!)

I'm sure you can think of a lot more uses for this system.

For more information, or to place your order, 
please contact Ben Mannino at 607-748-3486
or email wireless

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