Parnell Wireless - free wifi in Parnell, Auckland

Go Wireless on Parnell Road - for FREE!!

Everybody loves meeting and having meetings in Parnell's wonderful cafés and restaurants. Now you've got another great reason to do business in Parnell: from March 2007, you'll be able to sign into Parnell Wireless and check your emails and surf the net for free!

Parnell Wireless is brought to you with the compliments of Parnell Mainstreet Inc., the association of more than 400 Parnell Road and Parnell Rise businesses.

We're the only business area in Auckland offering you free wireless internet access! Now visitors to Parnell Road and Parnell locals (residents and office workers) can easily go online while away from their homes or offices.

*At launch, Parnell Wireless will provide internet access along Parnell Road between St Stephens Avenue and Heather Street . We'll be expanding the network's reach in the near future.

Terms of Service
Frequently Asked Questions
Parnell Wireless in the news
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Parnell Wireless: Another great reason to do business in Parnell!

Parnell Mainstreet, the association of Parnell Road and Parnell Rise businesses, has launched Parnell Wireless - bringing you free internet access along Parnell Road.*

It's easy to get onto Parnell Wireless:

1. From a Parnell Road* location, scan for available wireless networks.
2. Select Parnell Wireless!
3. Set up a new account (or log in again) - create a user name and password, and provide your email address.
4. You're online! Away you go...
5. If it's your first time on Parnell Wireless, check your email within 30 minutes to validate your account details (by clicking on a link), else your session will be terminated. In this case you'll need to start over by signing in again.

*At launch, Parnell Wireless will provide internet access along Parnell Road between St Stephens Avenue and Heather Street . We'll be expanding the network's reach in the near future.

The Parnell Wireless service is intended to provide basic and temporary internet access for visitors to Parnell Road and for Parnell locals (residents and office workers) wanting access while away from their homes or offices.

While every effort will be made to provide an excellent service, no guarantee is made on the quality or availability of Parnell Wireless's service.

Any usage outside the scope of the network's intention may be terminated at any time without notice, and continued misuse will result in exclusion from the network.

Intended Use
The network is intended to provide basic and temporary internet access for visitors to Parnell Road and for locals wanting internet access while away from their homes or offices. Parnell Wireless is not intended for high traffic applications or use as a permanent connection by residents or local businesses.

Connections are not expected to be in excess of two-hours at a time. Longer connections may be terminated.

Prohibited Use
The network may not be used, under any circumstance, to conduct illegal or malicious activities. Peer-to-peer file sharing is also specifically prohibited.

Who may use the network?
The network is open to any visitor to the Parnell Mainstreet area, or to any Parnell local wanting access while away from their home or office, for basic and temporary internet access.

Who may not use the network?
The network may not be used as a permanent, full-time or sole internet service by residents or businesses within the area covered by Parnell Wireless.

Any such use of the Parnell Wireless network will be terminated by the service provider.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I have to pay to get access to the Internet?
No, internet access on Parnell Wireless is provided free by Parnell Mainstreet, the association of Parnell Road businesses.

Q: I have failed to validate my account within 30 minutes.
If you failed to validate your temporary account, based on the email we sent you, within 30 minutes, your Parnell Wireless session would have been terminated.

You'll now need to create a new account – be sure to validate it within the allowed time! If you need us to resend you the validation email, please click here.

Q: What steps are required in order to create and validate a new account?
Here is an overview of the steps:

1. Pick a username, enter your email address, and enter the password you would like. An email will be sent to you with a link you can click to validate your account.

2. Once the account is created, you need Internet access in order to check your email and click the validation link. In order to get temporary access to the Internet during your validation period, visit any URL (for example www.google.com ) to get the login page again.

3. Enter your login information. You will be given access for around 30 minutes, plenty of time to check your email and click on the link.

4. Once that last step is done, you will have full free Internet access!

Q: Where and when is the network available?
The Parnell Wireless network should be available in most outside areas on Parnell Road (from St Stephens Ave to Parnell Rise) and in many buildings, however the nature of wireless networks means that it may be unavailable in some buildings. The signal strength should be best nearer windows facing Parnell Road . It is currently available 24/7.

Q: I can't get a connection from a Parnell Road location - what's up?
At launch, Parnell Wireless will be operational along Parnell Road, between St Stephens Avenue and Heather Street. The nature of wireless networks means that signal strength may vary in certain buildings (see Where and when is the network available? above).

If you own a business on Parnell Road and would like to optimise reception of Parnell Wireless on your premises, it is fairly cheap to install a wireless router which would extend the coverage of the service into your building. For queries, please contact Bunker Media.

Q: What about security?
Parnell Wireless is an unencrypted wireless network; as such, it's possible that third parties could observe your activity. We suggest that you do not use the service for any very sensitive business. If you're planning on using online commerce or banking services, ensure that you have a secure (HTTPS) connection before you pass on sensitive information!

Q: What about privacy?
As mentioned above, Parnell Wireless is an unencrypted network. It is possible that your usage could be observed by third parties.

Parnell Mainstreet and the operators of Parnell Wireless will not share any information about you or your usage with any third party.

However:
- we may monitor usage as part of our ongoing network management. (Any information gathered in this process will remain strictly private.)
- we may email you with news about Parnell Wireless from time to time.

Parnell Wireless in the news

New Zealand Herald, 7 March 2007: Wi-Fi for free an encouraging story

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