In a hotspot location multiple users who have a wireless enabled device like a laptop or PDA and are within range of the network's broadcast signal can share a cable or DSL broadband connection to get online at the same time, and best of all, at very fast speeds. (wififreenet.com)

The quality of the network can suffer depending on the number of users at a hotspot and also the method used to connect it to the internet. (broadbandforjoe.com)

Wireless internet access points, also known as "hotspots", allow users with their own computers access the internet at high speed without a wire. (Dmitri Paranyushkin )