Avis Car Rental - San Ramon
2551 San Ramon Valley Blvd
Suite 106, San Ramon,CA 94583
Phone: 925-362-8673 / 925-895-6364
john@avissanramon.com

May 23, 2007
Car rental giants Avis have starting offering their Autonet Mobile-based Wi-Fi service - known as Avis Connect - in their rental vehicles.

The service - priced at an up market $10.95 (unlimited usage) a day in addition to the car rental fee - lets multiple users connect to each other and to the Internet via a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot device, powered by the car's power adapter or cigarette lighter.

"The Avis Connect service allows multiple Wi-Fi enabled devices to connect to the Internet, giving business and leisure travellers unlimited access to data, music, games, chat and anything else they might like to access while they travel," enthused Sterling Pratz, CEO of Autonet Mobile.

Avis Offers In-Car Wi-Fi Service"Avis Connect service is simple to use and does not require any software or technical expertise. Anyone who has a Wi-Fi enabled laptop or device can simply log on and surf," he added.

Internet access comes courtesy of Autonet Mobile's system which is capable of connecting to 3G and 2.5G cellular data networks. Although Avis hasn't 'fessed up to which mobile operators they've partnered with yet, the CDMA-based Avis Connect technology narrows the field down to Sprint or Verizon.

So long as they can find a power source and a cellphone signal, road warriors can now take their mobile Wi-Fi hotspot wherever they roam, ensuring Internet access in airports, business conferences, boardrooms, hotel rooms etc

Avis Offers In-Car Wi-Fi Service Initially launching in San Francisco International Airport, Avis will be rolling out the service in San Jose, Los Angeles, and Newark, N.J. in the coming weeks, with Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New York, San Diego and Seattle following in the third quarter of this year.