Internet & Wifi Camping Enables You to Web into New Nature Frontiers
Do you go camping to get away from it all and to get back in touch with nature? Or do you have the clicking finger itch to get back online around the campfire. Check your auctions and email under the stars. For better or worse, you can do both these days.
(PRWEB) March 25, 2004 -- Campgrounds, and later RV Parks, have swept the
country as a way to get out on and off the road. From solo trips to family
outings to snow birds, people are getting out there and away from every day life
between walls. Cell phone service at the campsite has steadily improved and you
may register a few bars at the fire pit. But can you register a new domain name
and get the important email you missed before wheeling down the old
highway?
A new amenity is rapidly being added to campground and RV Park
listings these days. Internet access. It may be high-speed wifi, crawling
dial-up or a single computer in the corner of the park manager’s office but it's
there for you. "It's a fast growing service that is requested in RV parks these
days," says Adam Longfellow of AllStays.com. "We responded to our customers by
adding a directory of campgrounds and RV Parks that offer this service. (http://www.allstays.com/Campgrounds/Internet-campgrounds.htm)
The number of listings has tripled in just the last few months. I think more and
more people want to stay connected while traveling."
Guests of these new
service oriented parks and campgrounds want to be able to check information,
stay in touch by email or do a little work while away from home. "They may be
living in a rv park for weeks or months out of the year and don't want to have
to run out to a library or coffee shop. With more and more parks offering
Internet service, one could run an online business or auction shop from almost
anywhere."
Wireless or "wifi" service seems to be the fastest growing for
Internet campgrounds. A RV park can share a hi-speed internet connection with a
router for whoever logs on. There are some that use a dial-up service but that
is a bit more complicated. Any park office can add a computer or two in the
corner for guests to use but limited access, privacy issues, and scheduling can
be more difficult and a hassle at times.
Costs vary from campground to
campground but many are free. Some owners choose to offer this as a free perk to
lure more guests away from other parks. Or they may charge for the access time.
Still others are part of a network of parks using a particular service. A guest
can pay a monthly fee and then connect at any park in the country that is on
that network. “You could travel the country and have Internet access at your
campsite most of the time if you plan it out,” says AllStays.com.
"We're
staying on top of it and adding more places all the time. (http://www.allstays.com/Campgrounds/Internet-campgrounds.htm)
Most of the U.S. states have places in our directory right now and we would
expect every state to have Internet campgrounds by the end of the year. Even a
number of state and national parks are getting into this service. We are
currently working on listings for Canada and around the world as well," adds
Adam Longfellow at AllStays.com
So throw the wi-fi enabled laptop in the
car or RV and hit the back roads. You never know when your fingers will itch for
the keyboard. Just make sure your fingers are clean after those roasted
marshmallows.
AllStays.com, online since 2000 and based in Arizona (US),
lists all kinds of lodging, from bed & breakfasts to yoga retreats and
luxury hotels, from primitive campgrounds to motels, haunted hotels and spa
resorts. AllStays also links directly to official websites to make sure you have
the real scoop on the latest and most accurate information from around the
world.
Research, Browse, and book online to stay anywhere on Earth. http://www.allstays.com
AllStays.com
8824 Ironwood
Drive
Kingman, AZ 86401
Phone (928) 727-1312
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