Travelers Increase Productivity with Free Wi Fi

Rochester, MN, October 08, 2009 --(PR.com)-- In an world increasingly connected electronically, travelers to Rochester Minnesota can now stay connected to work and the world. GO Rochester Direct, a leading Rochester Minnesota ride-share transportation company, has announced it will provide free internet connectivity on it's entire fleet of vans.

The mobile HotSpot deployment allows travelers to connect to the internet from their own WiFi enabled device during the 85 mile route from Rochester MN to the Minneapolis St.Paul International Airport.

"We've found that not only do our business travelers like the increased productivity, but many travelers like to check real time information on flights, destination city weather, and staying in touch with family and business contacts." said Kurt Marquardt, General Manager Go Rochester Direct. "Our customers have been very excited about this new service on our vans."

In an recent survey, 50% of repondents say it is very important to them to have mobile access in order to stay in touch with other people. In addition, 46% say mobile access is very important for getting online information on the go. (source: April 2009 survey by PEW Research)

With the proliferation of Wi-Fi enabled portable devices such as the iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry and netbooks, free on-board Wi-Fi is becoming popular as passengers will take advantage where it's available, to avoid eating into monthly bandwidth allowances and to reduce the very high costs of data roaming outside the home cellular network.

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