Walton County Offers Free Community Wi-Fi at 13 Locations
Walton County is now offering free community Wi-Fi at 13 locations across the County. These Wi-Fi hotspots allow the community to access the internet in areas where internet is either sparse or unavailable to the community.
- WCFR Gaskin
- WCFR Glendale
- Sheriff Substation Paxton
- Sheriff Substation Mossy Head
- South Annex Courthouse
- DeFuniak Springs Courthouse
- WCFR United Fire
- Freeport Business Complex
- WCFR Windswept
- WCFR Choctaw Beach
- Walton County Jail
- Wee Care Park
- WCFR Red Bay
In order to access the Wi-Fi, the user will have to turn on their Wi-Fi settings on their devices and search for available signals. The name of the Wi-Fi that they will access is Community Wi-Fi. There is no password on the connection.
Once the Wi-Fi is accessed, users will need to stay in range of the antenna for the Internet to continue to work. The signal is not 360 degrees around a building. The signal will be strongest closer to the antenna, but the signal should extend approximately 500 ft from the antenna location.
The speeds of the Internet will depend on the number of users accessing the network. If there are a large number of users on the network at one time, the speeds will be slower. We anticipate that speeds will be faster when the offices are closed in the evenings and on the weekends.
While the speeds may not be as fast as those expected within a home or office setting, they should support the ability for the public to perform such tasks as completing homework assignments, job applications, Wi-Fi based phone calls, etc.