Comments on: Roanoke’s Downtown WiFi Hotzone - is it really working?

By: Roanoke Working to Make Wi-Fi Work - Biz Talk - Business Blog Roanoke and Beyond - Promoting Business Development in the Roanoke and New River Valleys of VA

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:04:26 +0000

[…] is a followup to my post on the Downtown Roanoke Wi-Fi project. I was recently invited to attend a meeting with Roanoke City regarding the […]

By: ira

ira — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:53:38 +0000

Rebecca
I will be attending a City of Roanoke meeting on the WIFI downtown this Wednesday. If you or your colleagues have any comments please contact me,540-563-2249. Ira

By: Rebecca Dillon

Rebecca Dillon — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:31:46 +0000

I’m a vendor on the market, and it’s so true, the wifi rarely if ever works. It’s really sad. I was hoping to work on my blog downtown when it was slow, but it’s just impossible.

By: ira

ira — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:54:47 +0000

James
Thanks for the reply I wull be going to a meeting in mid September about the status of the WIFI in Downtown and will bring up your offer. I appreciate for your offer. Ira

By: James Dick

James Dick — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:50:10 +0000

To whom it may concern:
What can I (we) do to help Roanoke with it’s WiFi access downtown? Last year I took a class on a field trip to downtown and the only real place we could get WiFi was in a coffee house, the market building was void of any signal.
I work at a local technical college and I believe my staff could assist in helping Roanoke out, if allowed. What type of equipment is being used? Access Point(s), Antenna(s), etc. ?? There are quite a few options to go with depending upon the equipment currently being used or the money to be invested to fix the problem. I think it would be good for all of us to try to work on this issue together for the good of Roanoke.
Respectfully,
James Dick
CIS Department Head
ecpi Technical College
5234 Airport Road NW
Roanoke, VA 24012
540-563-8080 ext 231
540-563-8000 main