Zion, IL
By A.B. Dada
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I currently maintain, operate and pay for 5 WiFi connections throughout the Chicago area (at my homes, and at my offices). This number will grow to around 10, soon, as I will have more WiFi routers in offices I spend time in.

All my WiFi connections are publicly available (although the public connections are throttled to limit people hogging up my connection). I’ve named all my WiFi access points “RonPaul” As I post this, 4 of my neighbors are using one of my connections. Another 3 people in an apartment building next to my office are also using that connection. Even though the signal is fairly weak, it is a great outreach tool to get people to see his name. I also have setup the routers to pop up my own personal “landing page” with a Google search, a short column of current news, and the header promotes the Ron Paul 2008 website. I also include my email address on that landing page so people can email me for free technical support (I’ve received over 20 emails in 3 months). When I reply to them, I ask them to kindly make a $5 donation to the Ron Paul website if they appreciate my free Internet service. I have no idea if any of them have, but it’s a great outreach tool.

If you use WiFi at home, or at a business you own, consider opening up your WiFi access point for anyone to use, and name it RonPaul. Many routers have the option to set up a landing page, and if yours doesn’t, there are other options out there to get that working. It’s not a necessary step, but its a nice way to get to know those who you’re helping, and it helps get the name recognition out there to people who may not be big into watching TV or read the newspaper articles on Dr. Paul.