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HotSpot Checkouts Now Available Through Cobb Library System
The hotspots can be taken home for one week. Patrons can attach their devices over Wi-Fi to the internet.
MARIETTA, GA — Cobb libraries are now offering hotspots to its patrons. The “Connect Cobb” hotspots can be taken home for one week and enable patrons to attach their devices over Wi-Fi to the internet.
This service is designed to Connect Cobb and extend the access that the library already provides the Cobb Community further into the internet.
Here is a list of services that can be accessed through the hotspots:
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- Do homework -> cobbcat.org/homework
- Watch videos -> cobbcat.org/videos
- Do research -> cobbcat.org/research
- Read downloaded books -> cobbcat.org/ebooks
Hotspots checkout for 7 days. Residents in Cobb County who are authorized to access the internet with their library cards can checkout hotspots.
Here are some other details:
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- Overdue fines are $1/day. Hotspots are not renewable.
- Connect up to 10 devices at a time. (Share with your friends and neighbors!)
- Up to 12mbps of download speed.
- 6 hours of battery life before recharge.
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