Your Home. Your Community
Your Connected Life.

 

With Lingo Networks, Fast Internet is Only the Beginning.

SmartTown extends our top-notch connectivity experience right into our community. We're excited about the benefits SmartTown brings you – and everyone in our community – from our first responders to our educators. With no data caps, you don't have to worry about consuming your mobile data or connecting to sketchy guest WiFi networks.

 

Introducing SmartTown.

 

Welcome to Community-Wide Connectivity.

  • Connecting Those Who Protect and Serve.

    SmartTown is designed to keep communities safer. With secure community-wide WiFi, first responders are equipped with high-capacity connectivity. So, even when cellular coverage is limited, they are able to make informed, critical decisions faster.

  • A Smart Investment.

    SmartTown can transform the way students learn and educators teach. We partner with local schools to provide seamless, safe, and secure on-campus and off-campus WiFi access. SmartTown can revolutionize education by ensuring that every student has equal opportunities to thrive.

  • Doing Business on the Move.

    When your business needs require you or your employees to move around town, we have everyone covered with SmartTown’s “around town” WiFi.

WiFi for What’s Now
and What’s Next.

Our investment in SmartTown results in the ability to boost our community’s economic growth and create more jobs, leading to even more investments within our business community.

What does SmartTown look like in action?

  • You’ll be connected to your secure home WiFi service provided by Lingo Networks.

  • As you leave your home, you can be confident you’ll have a secure WiFi connection at your destination.

  • You’ll seamlessly connect to the SmartTown network everywhere Lingo Networks has added access points.

Ultimate WiFi Deserves the Ultimate App.

Connect to Community WiFi With Ease.

Built on the incredible Lingo Networks has invested for your home, SmartTown, only from Lingo Networks, brings the same experience into your community. Now you can get outside and connect seamlessly and securely, in the park or in a crowd. Enjoy a similar level of content restrictions, you have come to appreciate in your home with the Lingo + MGW CommandIQ App,  would also apply to the SmartTown Network.

Our Community Is Getting Even More Connected

Wherever adventure takes you in town, from the ball fields to the park, to the school and main street, SmartTown gives you the same secure and content safe experience you enjoy at home.

SmartTown Road Map

Staunton, VA: Wharf (New)
Summer 2024

COMPLETED - Galax, VA: Galax-Carroll Public Library (Upgrade)
Fall 2024

COMPLETED - Independence, VA: Farmer’s Market (Upgrade)
Fall 2024

Staunton, VA: Hardy Parking Lot (Upgrade)
Winter 2024

Staunton, VA: W Beverley St (Upgrade)
Winter 2024

Hot Springs, VA: Downtown (New)
Spring 2025

Hot Springs, VA: Valley Elementary (Upgrade)
Summer 2025

Warm Springs, VA: Bath County High School (Upgrade)
Summer 2025

Galax, VA: Crossroads Institute (New)
Fall 2025

Location & timeline subject to change.

SmartTown FAQs

  • No, enabling SmartTown will not impact your regular internet service. Your personal network and devices will remain separate and secure.

  • Rest assured that the security of your network remains our top priority. Enabling SmartTown on your router will not compromise the security of your personal network or data. SmartTown Wi-Fi operates independently and has its own security protocols in place.

  • No, there will be no additional charges associated with enabling SmartTown on your router. This is a value-added service we are providing to benefit our customers and the community.

  • While we strongly encourage you to support this complimentary service, we understand that you may not want to. If you would like to opt-out from participating in this complimentary service, please call or report an inquiry via our SmartHub app or portal.

 

SmartTown Registration

 

Registration emails will be sent to active Lingo Networks customers inviting you to join SmartTown Wi-fi. Registration is optional.

You will receive 2 emails inviting you to join SmartTown.  The first email will ask you to create a password to set up your SmartTown account. 

The second email will provide you a link and customer only QR code to download a Passpoint profile on your mobile devices. Passpoint is required to securely access SmartTown. Login with your email address and password and follow the step-by-step instructions.

Be sure to complete the onboarding process as soon as you receive the emails so that you can automatically connect anywhere SmartTown is available.