We’re improving the technology resources available on our buses to better serve our riders. All Cherriots Local and Cherriots Regional buses have been outfitted with free, public WiFi! Now riders can connect their phones, tablets, and laptops to WiFi on the bus so they can check their email, read the news, or follow Cherriots on social media.
The network on each bus is called “Cherriots Public Bus WiFi” so you can connect with confidence. It is meant for simple online tasks and the WiFi speed is not meant for streaming video and music. The signal uses the same technology as your mobile phone, so it’s limited to the areas where mobile phones receive a good signal. Regional riders should prepare for the signal to drop in certain rural areas of the Santiam Canyon, for example.
We encourage riders to wait until the bus has left the transit center to connect to the network so you don’t accidentally connect to a different bus. If you do, you’ll lose your connection when the bus departs!
Free, public WiFi is a new service for our riders and we want it to be as useful as possible. If you have any issues, contact our I.T. Department by emailing info@cherriots.org or calling Customer Service at 503-588-2877 to let them know what happened. Make sure you share the date, time, bus number, (not the route number but the specific bus you were on), and whether or not you've been able to connect to Cherriots WiFi networks before. That way we can get the issue fixed right away and get our riders connected!
Don’t forget - we also offer free, public WiFi at the Downtown Transit Center and Keizer Transit Center.
We’re excited to offer this feature on all Cherriots buses to give our riders a new convenience and an even better experience on the bus. When you ride Cherriots, you can stay connected in more than one way to the people and places you love!