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WiFi Access In Gallatin City Parks

Following Hendersonville’s lead, just as they did with the whole “build a brand new library” thing, Gallatin will roll out WiFi access to all the city’s parks. This comes on the heels of the move to blanket the downtown square with WiFi. I might give Gallatin a hard time now and then, usually for being un-American by [...]

Downtown Gallatin Business District Is Sumner County’s Newest WiFi Hotspot

The Gallatin City Council has quietly spent about $12,000 setting up a Wireless Internet network in the downtown district. It’s been active for a little over a month. The plan calls for eventual expansion to other areas in Gallatin, such as city parks. The new Gallatin WiFi initiative is using mesh-network technology.  Instead of one big wireless [...]

Drake’s Creek Park in Hendersonville Now A WiFi Hotspot

Attention all you WiFi junkies in Sumner County.  Drake’s Creek Park in Hendersonville is now a WiFi hotspot.  Yes, the whole park.  And you don’t even need to buy a purchase card to use it (like you do at Starbucks).  It’s totally free, didn’t cost the city much ($5,000) and covers the whole park.  So cruise on [...]