New York City is setting up its first public Wi-Fi hubs starting from today. Android users will now be able to check their email, make a call, or use Google Maps to look for direction, just as easy where once public payphones were still around.
The hubs are being set up in certain parts of the city going through a dozen or more LinkNYC kiosks, and will appear in other parts of the city in the near future as they are being installed.
The use of the hubs would include headphone ports for private phone calls, a USB charger for the phone while chatting online.
Since security has always been a concern, now the tablets would time-out and cookies would be deleted after a few minutes of no activity.
Intersection has customized the tablets according to the tech firm that leads an affiliation with CityBridge funding and operating LinkNYC, and has already been examined to endure certain elements and weather.
Chief technology officer, Colin O'Donnell mentioned that the tablets will receive updates and new features.
The tablet usage has no time limit, and ads are not displayed on the screen. Once a user connects to the Wi-Fi and gets saved on the device, then a user would not have to sign-in again when connecting to another LinkNYC hub.
O'Donnell says that they are expecting to see a standard 150-foot range use for the Wi-Fi, also saying that if a retail on the ground floor is side by side with the hub, it would potentially benefit.
