Commissary to offer in-store Wi-Fi Published April 6, 2015 By Penny Carpenter EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Edwards AFB Commissary will offer in-store Wi-Fi access for patrons beginning May 6. Through its Commissary Patron Internet Mobile System, or CPIMS, the Defense Commissary Agency seeks to open customer Wi-Fi access initially to all stateside commissaries. "Many of our patrons come to the commissary with their smart phones and tablets, and store Wi-Fi will help them maximize their commissary benefit," said Edwards store director, Bill Shea. "There's a lot of valuable shopping information on www.commissaries.com such as digital coupons for the Commissary Rewards Card, our sales flyer, the savings aisle for access to promotional prices and much, much more." The following information is important to note regarding access to Edwards Internet: · Anyone in the store can access the store's free Wi-Fi from the sales floor area · Prior to accessing the store's free Wi-Fi, one must accept Defense Commissary Agency's "terms of Service" agreement · Patrons with questions about accessing Wi-Fi should contact the store's customer service representative This phase of DeCA's Patron Wi-Fi roll out involves 102 stateside commissaries with existing network infrastructure to support patron wireless traffic. The next phase will parallel the agency's technical refresh of store systems that don't have the requirements to support patron Wi-Fi. DeCA officials said no decision has been made yet regarding DeCA's expansion of store Wi-Fi to overseas commissaries.