One of WiFiSalon’s unannounced, Nokia-sponsored hotspots is at the “Queens Zoo”:1 in “Flushing Meadows Corona Park”:2. An NYCwireless member recently took a trip out there to test out the wireless signal, and sent back a report with some photos. As best as we can tell, the hotspot is located in the building called the Wild Room, and the signal reaches about 100+ yards from that location.
Why the New York City Parks Department still refuses to announce or publicize Wi-Fi in the parks — WiFiSalon built “or otherwise”:3 — is beyond me.
Non-scientifically created coverage map based on basic signal availability testing:
!http://wirelesscommunity.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/queens_zoo_map1.png!
There’s no signal at the entrance:
!http://wirelesscommunity.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/queenszoo01.png!
There’s barely a signal at the bridge over the waterfront marsh:
!http://wirelesscommunity.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/queenszoo21.png!
There good signal at the Wild Room:
!http://wirelesscommunity.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/queenszoo11.png!
There’s also reasonable signal behind the zoo, but our correspondent fails to see the use of getting Wi-Fi along the road:
!http://wirelesscommunity.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/queenszoo31.png!
[1]http://nyzoosandaquarium.com/5719193
[2]http://maps.google.com/?q=53-51%20111th%20St,%20Queens,%20NY%20(Queens%20Zoo)
[3]http://auth.nycwireless.net/hotspots_map.php
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