Sprint Guest Online Applications

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Applications

After implementing Sprint Guest Online, your facility can take advantage of additional opportunities available with high-speed Internet access and instant-on capabilities. These services are not offered with Sprint Guest Online, but you can use your new Internet access to benefit from new ideas and applications - some of which can even generate additional revenue from local businesses. Some examples are:

Hosting Conferences and Meetings
Expanding Business Service Capabilities
Promoting Hotel Amenities
Advertising Events and Attractions
Providing Additional Entertainment Options

Hosting Conferences and Meetings

With high-speed Internet access you can offer more to business meetings. Your facility can meet the needs of participants with Internet-ready guestrooms and conference rooms, giving you the competitive advantage.

Plug-and-Play Connections. Meeting frustration is reduced with easy connectivity, and the extensive platform compliance. Presenters and participants alike can connect quickly, without having to reconfigure their equipment.
Online Connectivity. Users can enhance presentations and provide new information to participants. With high-speed Internet access, business meetings can be improved with online presentations and "real-time" information.
Internet Videoconferencing. Provide another method for meeting with videoconferencing availability. The high-speed connection enhances video quality. Your facility can host meetings with participants from around the block or around the world.
Easy E-mail/Fax/Phone Access. Attendees can stay in touch with the office while at your facility. Today's business traveler and meeting attendee needs to stay on top of the job, even when out of the office. Providing e-mail/fax/phone access allows your guests to do business when they need to.

Expanding Business Service Capabilities

Not every traveler brings all of the tools needed to conduct business. By utilizing Ethernet and Sprint Guest Online, you can easily expand your local area network (LAN) offering to include:

Network Printing. By allowing guests to connect to your equipment through your LAN, you offer the extra service of a "virtual office" - the ability to print documents and get the hard copy information they need, when they need it.
Virtual Local Area Networks. Quickly set-up a VLAN temporary intranet to enhance a business conference. A VLAN provides the opportunity for conference attendees to share real-time information and access shared programs and documents that can expedite information transfers and improve the overall satisfaction of the meeting experience.
Hotel-owned Laptops. Offer travelers without a laptop the opportunity to communicate via the Internet and stay on top of business wherever they are. By loaning laptops to your guests you provide another way for them to do their jobs and feel better about being away from the office. With pre-programmed software and the opportunity to connect to your high-speed Internet, guests will appreciate the chance to be more productive.

Promoting Hotel Amenities

Use an intranet to your advantage. As guests log on to Sprint Guest Online, messages, reminders and advertisements from your facility can be delivered directly to them. In addition, kiosks can be positioned throughout your facility - at registration desks, the lobby area, even poolside. Provide information on:

Room Service. Showcase menu selections, pricing and online ordering options.
Laundry/Dry Cleaning Services. List pick-up and drop-off times, pricing and special offers.
Recreation Center. Provide hours of operation, amenities available and restrictions.
On-Premises Restaurants. Feature hours of operation, online reservations and menu selections.

Advertising Events and Attractions

Just as notices about your services can be made available to guests, you can partner with external advertisers to bring their message directly into your guestrooms. Offer your business intranet to:

Local Attractions. Promote a new ride at an amusement park, hours of zoo operations or directions to an antique mall.
Area Restaurants. Offer menu selections, special guest discounts and phone numbers.
Rental Car Companies. Provide location details, special rates or travel information.
Movie Theatres. List show times, movie reviews and directions.

Providing Additional Entertainment Options

Your guests look forward to relaxing after a long day. Some enjoy just surfing the Internet while others play games. Enhance your entertainment offering with Sprint Guest Online services:

Internet CafÚ. Designate a section of your lobby or restaurant as an Internet Cafe, complete with laptops and high-speed online access.
Pre-Programmed Laptops. Offer laptops to children with games and "kid-friendly" Internet bookmarks for Web sites