A MacRumors tipster has discovered a treat for iPhone users from AT&T. It would seem that AT&T is offering free wireless internet access via an iPhone in Starbucks (we posted about the Starbucks-AT&T deal a little while ago) as well as in Barnes and Nobles and 71,000 other locations. Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.
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5-01-2008 @ 7:43AM
Taylor said...
Why would AT&T introduce this if the iPhone was going to have 3G? Wouldn't this discourage users from paying AT&T money to use their network?
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5-01-2008 @ 9:00PM
(01) said...
Any more than the multitude of other free wifi spots do? I don't think they're too worried about it. Besides, th two-hour time limit will kick you back anyway.
5-02-2008 @ 8:04PM
gap said...
the internet(unlimited data fee) 3g is bulit in to the contract price anyhow... since wifi pricing is provider dependent this would actually urge people to use it instead of the data connect because it would be probably be faster... also frees up network bandwidth usage..... sounds like a good idea..
5-01-2008 @ 7:44AM
Andrew Abate said...
Yes, I noticed this this weekend at Barnes and Nobles - I had free wifi access on my iphone.. And on Tuesday, I was at my local Starbucks and originally the network launched tmobile's site, but switched quickly to AT&T...it's awesome. It will definitely bring me back to starbucks...now if we can only get the free 2 hours of wifi for our laptops, I'll be all set.
Andrew
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5-01-2008 @ 7:46AM
scott said...
Got this page this morning at a Wi-Fi-ed McDonald's too!
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5-01-2008 @ 8:29AM
Zelaurent said...
In Montreal (Canada), we don't have iPhone (officially) but we have free wireless for a while with Ile Sans Fil : http://www.ilesansfil.org/
Imagine more than 165 hotspots and 65.000 users ;)
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5-01-2008 @ 8:50AM
The Tuesday Night Tech Show said...
This is SO cool; I'm *so* sick of going to McDonalds and spending $10 on crappy chicken mcnuggets and having to PAY THEM more money for wifi that SHOULD be free since I'm there buying food anyway. Good job, AT&T--one more good reason to get an iPhone!
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5-01-2008 @ 2:07PM
DistortedLoop said...
If you're sick of McD's crap-nuggets why do you keep going? LOL.
5-01-2008 @ 9:13AM
MrBlank said...
It's "Barnes & Noble". Do you guys call Wal-Mart "Wal-Marts" too?
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5-01-2008 @ 9:18AM
scott said...
If you are talking about more than one....
5-01-2008 @ 11:34AM
Todd Sieling said...
People often mean [name]'s but leave off the apostrophe, as in '[name]'s store'. Why get so fussy about this? The intent is what matters in a comment, not perfect conformity to someone's brand.
5-01-2008 @ 9:01PM
(01) said...
Do you work for them? And no, I call WalMarts "shitty bastards"
5-01-2008 @ 10:41AM
Whiplash said...
I logged in at Starbucks the other day. Mighty cool, but this particular store had the slowest connection I've ever seen. I think their router was actually another iPhone on dial up in the back room. Alright, I'm exaggerating. But it certainly wasn't as fast as my home wifi.
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5-01-2008 @ 3:02PM
hmcnally said...
The authentication is as slow as heck, but once you suffer through it, the connectivity itself is OK (1.4 Mbps up/down according to Speakeasy.net), at least at this Starbucks location (suburban NYC).
5-01-2008 @ 1:28PM
jpmist said...
This works in Atlanta, also.
You can use your laptop, too. Fire up Safari, enable the "Developer" menu. Go to it and select "User Agent" > "Mobile Safari - iPhone" and AT&T will think it's an iPhone.
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5-02-2008 @ 8:07PM
gap said...
sorry to interrupt, but how do you geet to "developer" menu?
5-01-2008 @ 3:16PM
bluemonq said...
No need for AT&T plan folks; as part of the evil, unwashed T-Mobile subscriber base, I can personally confirm that you can plug in a T-Mobile phone number and it will let the iPhone access the wi-fi. Now that I've given them my phone number, I just need to wait for the AT&T black ops folk to take me away for re-education...
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5-01-2008 @ 3:34PM
EclipseEmpire said...
Here is a clear image of the portal page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorsite/2456793993/
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5-01-2008 @ 5:08PM
Joe P. said...
Didn't work for me at a Barnes & Noble in Livonia, MI. When I tried, I got the standard list of payable options, coupons or to use a membership. Is it possible that not all B&N locations have this up and running yet, or do I need to change iPhone settings?
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5-01-2008 @ 5:45PM
Seth A said...
I expected this to happen, doesn't mean I am not happy and surprised!
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