Patent ID: 8401550

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving from a user, via a processor, pre-registration information for use in authorizing a plurality of computing devices to obtain access, for a limited time, to a fiber-fed, star-topology network covering a limited geographic area, wherein at least one of the plurality of computing devices is not a cellular telephone, wherein the plurality of computing devices comprise known computing devices currently available to the user and unknown computing devices to be made available to the user within the limited geographic area, and wherein the limited geographic area comprises a private resort; presenting to the user an interface for selecting and configuring a plurality of customizable services each associated with capabilities of at least a respective one of the plurality of computing devices to yield requested customized services for each of the plurality of computing devices; and upon authorization, providing non-subscription-based and non-recurring access to the requested customized services for each of the plurality of computing devices located within the limited geographic area.