The City of Long Beach - FREE wireless Internet access areas.

Long Beach Hot Zones

In concert with our wireless partners, the City of Long Beach is proud to be the first city in the United States capable of connecting every building with high-speed broadband and one of the first to offer free public Internet access. This program is part of the city's commitment to provide cutting-edge technology access for residents, visitors and businesses.

Where are Long Beach Hot Zones?

The first Hot Zone is located Downtown on Pine Avenue between 1st and 4th Streets. Free high-speed wireless internet access is available outdoors within this area. Conveniently, Pine Avenue offers more than 20 restaurants with outdoor seating. The second Hot Zone is located at the Long Beach Airport. So whether you want to check your e-mail, send a proposal or simply surf the Internet, this new technology is designed to give you and your laptop (hand-held device) fast connectivity.

How does it work?

The high-speed Internet connection is a portal that uses the wireless protocol 802.11b. Nicknamed "Wi-Fi", this protocol has become the industry computers offer "Wi-Fi" wireless capability as an option, and almost all have a PC Card (PCMCIA) slot that can accept a "Wi-Fi" wireless card. "Wi-Fi" cards may be purchased at most local computer and electronics stores.

Connecting

Log on to your favorite Internet browser and you will be automatically connected to the Hot Zone portal for FREE access to the Internet. For questions and assistance, visit www.longbeachportals.com or call Technical information: (562) 983-7880 ext.2, General information: (562) 570-3800.

The Partnership

The Downtown Hot Zone was created in Long Beach by a coalition of public and private organizations including Color Broadband, Intermec, Vernier, G-site, Development Tech, Long Beach Strategic Marketing and the City of Long Beach. The Airport Hot Zones was created under additional partnerships from JetBlue, the Press Telegram, the Aquarium of the Pacific, and the Long Beach Airport.

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