What:

The Portsmouth Wi-Fi Project was created as a resource to promote wireless Internet awareness and usage. The project initially consists of:

1. A wi-fi news and information web site where hotspot owners will list their publicly-available networks, i.e., this site.
2. A free public wi-fi access point, located in the information kiosk in Market Square. Click here for fun iPIX images of the kiosk.

The downtown Portsmouth wi-fi hotspot, set up and organized by Crago and Campbell, is maintained by the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, BayRing and Port City Web, LLC.

Who:

The Portsmouth Wi-Fi Project was founded by Erik Crago and D. Scott Campbell. They would also like to acknowledge the contributions of the following people who helped make parts of this project possible:

• Port City Web for donating the WiFi equipment, this website, and GeekTools CMS for maintaining this website
• BayRing for providing the internet backbone for the Kiosk hotspot
• The Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce for allowing us to use the Kiosk as a hotspot
• D. Scott Campbell: former eCoast Board Member, President of D. Scott Campbell & Associates - Project co-founder of The Portsmouth Wi-Fi Project and wrote most of the content of this website

The project was launched on June 19, 2003, when this site was launched for public access.

The downtown kiosk wi-fi hotspot initiated by Crago and Campbell is a temporary pilot program. The hotspot maintained in the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce information kiosk will be active through the summer and fall of 2003.

Where:

Where in the world is Portsmouth, New Hampshire? (Map)

Here's the kiosk where the main downtown hotspot is located. (Map)

For serious geeks, the GPS coordinates are:
Latitude: 43.077
Longitude: -70.7575

How:

The technical specs for the downtown hotspot are:
SSID: portsmouthwifi.org
Channel: 2
Encryption: None
Range: About 500 feet from the Kiosk (this will vary)

For information on how to set up your own wi-fi network, click here.

Why:

Why did we do it? We thought it would be a nice way to contribute to the community while promoting the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit of the eCoast. Plus, we feel like we should get outside more often in the summer, and this was the only way we could do that and still get our e-mail. ;-)

Please note that the companies donating this free service do not provide technical support for this WiFi location.
Please contact your hardware or software manufacturer for technical support related to your wireless device.
For all other questions concerning this hotspot, please contact the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce.