Wireless Internet

The Michiana Free-Net Society is very excited about a new opportunity to serve our community in conjunction with the St. Joseph County Public Library and the City of South Bend. We're building a wireless Internet "canopy" over downtown South Bend. We're doing this in stages, testing the waters as we go. The pilot phase of this project went live in early May, 2005 for a 4 month period.

We hope that you have had a chance to enjoy the wireless service in downtown South Bend! Michiana Free-Net is proud to have offered this service with a 4 month free trial period. The trial period is quickly coming to a close but wireless service in the downtown area will be continue to be available for only $15/month. This service includes the wireless access, an email account with spam filtering, and dial up service as a back up when you are out of the wireless service area. We have local dial up numbers for both South Bend and Elkhart. If you have any questions feel free to contact us.

For users with a laptop computer and a wireless card, they will be able to connect at high speeds at places in downtown from Monroe on the North to Bartlett on the South, Lafayette on the West and St. Joseph Street on the East. Users will have Internet access at tables outside any restaurant, your car, or inside any restaurant or business that joins the project. Individual users connecting to the wireless network outside will be required to get a Michiana Free-Net account which will be free for the first three months of the pilot phase.