iPhone:AT&T will now offer free Wi-Fi @ 10.000 Hotspots

"AT&T wireless customers who use Apple Inc.'s iPhone will now be able
use their iPhones at [10,000 US] hotspots for free if they are AT&T
broadband Internet subscribers."

Apple will also include Wi-Fi in all future iPods that are developed.

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AT&T to deliver free Wi-Fi at over 10,000 U.S. AT&T hotspots
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 04:03 PM EST

AT&T Inc today announced that more than 10 million AT&T broadband
subscribers will soon have free unlimited access to the company's
nationwide Wi-Fi network, the largest Wi-Fi network in the United
States. The offer delivers an annual saving of $60 for AT&T broadband
customers, and an annual saving of nearly $240 compared with AT&T Wi-
Fi costs for consumers who do not have an AT&T broadband plan.

The enhancement plays directly into the company's efforts to increase
the value of broadband by adding more ways for consumers to stay
connected to their worlds. The move also reflects the growing
popularity of wireless-enabled devices -- from the iPhone to PDAs -- as
reports claim that more than one-third of Internet users have logged
on using a wireless connection from home, at work or someplace else --
showing an increase in on-the-go connections1.

"Consumers today expect and demand a premier broadband experience --
including a consistent, reliable connection no matter where they are,"
said Rick Welday, chief marketing officer, AT&T Consumer, in the press
release. "And that's exactly" what we're focused on. Our priority is
to keep our customers connected. Period. Extending our Wi-Fi network
supports this effort -- and doing so for free combines even greater
value with greater connectivity."

The free Wi-Fi offer will be available to new and existing customers
who subscribe to any of AT&T's broadband services with downstream
speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps, 3.0 Mbps, or 6.0 Mbps. Free Wi-Fi access was
initially provided to the company's higher-speed broadband customers
last year.

AT&T wireless customers who use Apple Inc.'s iPhone will now be able
use their iPhones at hotspots for free if they are AT&T broadband
Internet subscribers.

AT&T offers wireless Internet connectivity at more than 10,000 U.S.
locations, including retail stores, restaurants and airports from
coast to coast.

"AT&T's legacy is one that has led the way in giving our customers
more features and better value -- a legacy we intend to keep," said
Welday. "This year, we plan to stand by this commitment by leveraging,
and investing, in our network capabilities to bring new enhancements
to our broadband service."

Broadband customers will soon benefit from the free Wi-Fi offer, with
qualified broadband plans, upon signing up for AT&T broadband service
at a company retail store, online at Att.com or through an AT&T call
center. Wi-Fi connectivity will be activated once customers receive
their new broadband service and complete both the setup and the
registration process as a new customer. A comprehensive list of AT&T
Wi-Fi locations can be found here.

http://www.attwifi.com/


AT&T is the largest provider of broadband service, with 13.8 million
broadband lines in service as of the third quarter of 2007.

Source: AT&T

4phun <vic.healey.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in news:c09f6abc-e6a7-492c-bb17-
b7e5daa1d0e7.TakeThisOut@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

> "AT&T wireless customers who use Apple Inc.'s iPhone will now be able
> use their iPhones at [10,000 US] hotspots for free if they are AT&T
> broadband Internet subscribers."
>

Wow....sales of iPhones must be much slower than I thought for ATT to give
ANYTHING away. That's very un-ATT-like. They almost fired a phone guy,
once, who gave our ham radio club a coupler to connect the repeater to the
POTS!