MetroNet creates free Wi-Fi hot spot for families without internet access

MetroNet is installing unrestricted Wi-Fi hot spots in many of the markets it serves, including at its store at 15 S. Indiana St. in Greencastle.

The hot spot began being operational beginning Monday and will operate 24 hours a day for short-term use by anyone in urgent need of internet access.

The service is available to anyone, including non-MetroNet customers, by parking near the storefront. Users are advised to following public health guidelines and maintain physical distance from others while using the free internet access.

The hot spots are powered by the same equipment that powers MetroNet’s WholeHome Wi-Fi service in customer homes. The technology extends Wi-Fi signals in a mesh network to provide consistent signal strength throughout a household.

To access this free Wi-Fi hot spot, users will need to join the MetroNetFree network once they are parked near the storefront. The password is MetroNet.

MetroNet is a 100-percent fiber optic company headquartered in Evansville. MetroNet started in 2005 with one fiber optic network in Greencastle, and has since grown to serving and constructing networks in nearly 100 communities across Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio and Florida.