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2 May

AT&T has started providing free Wi-Fi to iPhone users

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This news is confirmed by iLounge. iPhone users in US who are with AT&T can now surf the internet at wifi speed at any Starbucks at no additional cost, thanks to AT&T’s new offering. iLounge reports:

When a participating AT&T Wi-Fi network is accessed by an iPhone user, a specially-formatted page appears offering “Free AT&T Wi-Fi for iPhone.” iPhone users must enter their mobile phone number to gain access, likely indicating that users must also be AT&T customers in order to log on. In its recent announcement of the Wi-Fi partnership with Starbucks, AT&T said it would “soon extend the benefits of Wi-Fi at Starbucks to its wireless customers,” but has yet to make any further announcement concerning Wi-Fi access for iPhone users.

[via - iLounge]

16 Jan

iPhone users get free Wi-Fi access at 100,000 hotspots

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At Macworld Expo, JiWire announced that users of the iPhone and iPod touch can get free Wi-Fi access at 100,000 hotspots –or, at least at “select Wi-Fi hotspots located in airports, hotels, cafes, and other desirable locations” — which are members of the JiWire “Ads for Access” network. That means when you whip out your iPhone/iPod touch and sign on with the Wi-Fi network, if the site is using Ads for Access, you can watch a full video advertisement–an interactive “Ultramercial”–to log on for free. (Or you can still pay, like a sucker.)

Among the 100,000 hotspots on the Ads for Access network are airports singled out for iPhone free access: JFK and LaGuardia in New York, O’Hare in Chicago, and Atlanta-Hartsfield. But JiWire doesn’t specify which terminals or network providers use Ads for Access. Not even JiWire’s own directory listings tell you. Expect finding the ad-supported free access to be hit-or-miss, at best.