AT&T disables free iPhone WiFi?

Yes, I have been to Starbucks, and I couldn't get free wi-fi on my iTouch ipod. You have to sign up and pay. When you select on of the services, the one for the US is AT&T, not T-mobile.

Also he said that "officially" the free access should only be available for the iphone. However, I wonder if they will plug the FF hack that enables you to use safari mobile?

I spoke to AT&T wifi tech support yesterday, and according to the tech, the official word is that AT&T was testing to see how things would hold up with increased traffic. The tech also indicated that the testing went well, and he expects AT&T will offer free wifi to all iPhone customers in the near future.

Happened to me. It worked for me last week, but not yesterday at Starbucks after I was telling my wife about it all week.

I told her she was stupid and was doing something wrong.

Thanks, AT&T. You almost broke up my marriage.

...via Engadget...a day old

There seems to be some general confusion about this - or, as I like to see, desperate efforts at trying to disavow responsibility for the discontinuation of free WiFi.

So, AT&T set up a system aimed to be convenient for iPhone users - detect the iPhone, ask for the iPhone number for verification, give free WiFi. Easy enough, and kudos for them for trying it out.

If it had not been for sites like TUAW (as well as a dozen other similar sites) trumpeting loudly on how to loophole and bypass the system by spoofing the user agent on your browser, and shouting it from the rooftops, we might actually still have the same convenient free WiFi.

Thanks to you guys, we don't (actually, AT&T subscribers still DO get free WiFi, it's just not as convenient) - and instead of simply admitting that you just *might* have contributed to this, all we get is posts with big wonderment, wondering "Golly Gee, what could have happened? Maybe AT&T changed their mind.... (giggles)"

I guess taking responsibility for your co-actions would be a novel concept, sadly.

I'm not taking umbrage on reporting on 'free WiFi for iPhone users', rather it's the "Hey, here's how to get around it, and get free WiFi for everyone -- go ahead, rip off The Man... booyah!" attitude, followed be feigned confusion...

Either way, if you're an ATT DSL subscriber of any plan except the cheapest one (DSL Lite), you get free WiFi access.

I'm in Starbucks nearly every day.
Free wifi last week, not free this week.
Go figure.

Last week, I had free access at the new Barnes & Noble in West Hartford, CT. This week, when I went back, it went to the standard AT&T Wifi login page. No longer free! I originally thought it was an error, but after reading this, I am not too happy. Oh well, so much for Starbucks for now.

I tasted the free wifi, and it was sweet like nectar. Alas, poor Yurik…