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To
charge for wireless internet access or give it away for free.
That
is the question...
Surf
and Sip now has a plan for you no matter which way you decide.
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The perfect
solution for coffee shops, hotels, Internet Cafes, office buildings, apartment
buildings or any other business that wants to offer wireless internet
access whether for free or for fee. Install a Surf and Sip ICAB™
at your location and your customers get internet service from one of the
oldest and largest WiFi providers in the world. Do it all for as little
as $50 a month*.
Restaurant
and retail chains can now focus on offering the hottest product in the
news today in an affordable, manageable way. Let Surf and Sip manage the
service for you. Give it away for free or charge a fee. Offer a three-month
free trial period to your customers and then charge a fee. You now have
the flexibility to do just that in seconds.
Thinking
of opening an internet cafe? Our system provides everything you need.
You just supply the computers.
Office
and apartment building managers can install our service as a sweetener
to their tenants and give them a way to take their account with them to
any other Surf and Sip location.
*Not
including DSL or other high-speed connection charges. The high-speed connection
is the responsibility of the hotspot to provide but Surf and Sip specialists
can assist you with this. Monthly charges typically range form $30-$100
with the average location paying about $50.
FEATURES
AND BENEFITS INCLUDED IN BOTH ICAB PRODUCTS:
| Spam-Proof
Email |
Your location
is BLACKLISTED! Drive-by
spamming is becoming an increasing problem. All it takes is one
spammer to walk by your location and send a million emails through
your Access Point without even going in. Spam filter services and
enterprise email servers know where spam comes from and block future
emails from that location. This renders your location virtually useless
to your customers until you go through hours of cleaning up the damage.
Our box can help prevent that. All users have to register for an account
before they can send email through our email servers. |
| Roaming-Enabled |
iPass, Boingo
Wireless, Fatport, Trustive, and Excilan integration means their millions
of users will be looking for the SurfandSip Network sticker in your
window rather then the insecure hotspot across the street. |
| Intel
Centrino® Compliant |
Our system has
gone through rigorous hours of testing for compatibility with the
top VPN clients, firewalls, and connection managers to allow us to
put the Intel Centrino logo in your window. |
| Online
Games and Contests |
Your customers
can participate in trivia contests and other games for fun and prizes.
They can only compete with players in other SurfandSip hotspots. Schedule
your own tournament night for us to conduct for you! |
| Monitoring
and Support |
What are you
going to do when a customer comes up to you and says they can't get
online? How do you know if the problem is your connection, the equipment,
or the customer? Our monitors alert us when there is a problem and
pinpoints where the problem is. No need to replace your good Barista
with a techie who can't make coffee. |
| Marketing
and Advertising |
We list your
location on our website and that of all our roaming partners. Our
locations are also eligible to participate in special demo days conducted
by our partners. |
| Managed
Surfstations |
Our system is
the only one that allows you to place computers in your business for
customers to use for a fee. Our prepaid cards manage how long the
customer is online so you don't have to buy any expensive software
or monitor their time. Any PC or Macintosh will work whether it is
a desktop or laptop, wired or wireless. |
| Signage |
Each ICAB comes
complete with table tents, postcards, window clings, and 1200 java
jackets to let your customers know you have the SurfandSip Network
in your location and how to use it. Plus each package comes with $300
of prepaid internet cards which can be used at Fee or Free locations! |
| Usage
Info |
Users at all
locations have to sign up for accounts - they just aren't charged
at the free locations. You will receive a monthly statement of the
number of users, sessions, online and online time for each location.
When is your busiest time and when is your slowest? When do you offer
specials to fill in the slow times? We provide you with the information
to make these kinds of decisions. |
PRODUCT
COMPARISON FOR HOTSPOT:
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Surf
and Sip Fee |
Surf
and Sip Free |
| Set
up fee: includes plug and play equipment and POS materials |
$300 |
| Monthly
Fee |
25%
of online sales plus prepaid card purchases, mimimum of $50/month |
$50/Location |
| Who
pays for DSL or other high-speed connection |
Hotspot |
| Charge
to the hotspot per user |
$0 |
| Surf
and Sip Revenue share of online sales of service
plans through the hotspot |
25%,
mimimum of $50/month |
0% |
| Charge
to the user at the hotspot |
Yes.
Users have to sign up for accounts and select a usage plan. They
can also buy time through prepaid internet cards. |
No.
Users still have to sign for accounts, they just aren't charged. |
| Rental machine
capability through prepaid cards |
Yes |
| Cost
of prepaid cards. Prepaid cards come in 15 and 60 minute denominations.
Cards run twice as long when used on a customers machine as they do
when used on a rental machine. |
$2.50
per 60 minute face value |
| Simultaneous
users per ICAB. This is the number of users who can be online at the
same time. |
20 |
| Simultaneous
rental machines per ICAB. This is the number of rental machines that
can be connected to each ICAB without customization. |
6 |
| Trial
period for 100% refund of set up fee |
90
days |
| Can hotspot switch
from Fee to Free or vice-versa |
Yes,
once annually |
Monthly
expense for offering WiFi service including DSL and ICAB.
IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU CAN INCREASE SALES
BY AT LEAST $100 PER MONTH BY OFFERING WIRELESS INTERNET, YOU SHOULD
BE THINKING ABOUT OTHER WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR REVENUE. |
$100
before profits |
$100 |
To order your own ICAB, go to our sign
up page or call us toll-free at 1 (877) 499-9817
and we will get you set right up.
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