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@bellsouth.net | at&t Rocks! Just keeps getting better.......  | |
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Cjaiceman
join:2004-10-12
Englewood, CO
 ·Comcast
| Not just for the iPhone users Sweet, that means I will fall into this group. This would be nice when (if they haven't already) taken over the Starbucks from T-Mobile. Lots of free internet places  Now, I just have to find a power outlet | |
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Corona
Hey Hey Hockeytown
Premium
join:2000-03-14
San Antonio, TX | Re: Not just for the iPhone users Does that mean I double qualify, since I have ATT DSL and unlimited DATA on an ATT Wireless account?
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Karl
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Re: Not just for the iPhone users Yes, I believe it means AT&T pays you to use Wi-Fi.  | |
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Corona
Hey Hey Hockeytown
Premium
join:2000-03-14
San Antonio, TX | Re: Not just for the iPhone users SWEET! | |
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Karl
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Re: Not just for the iPhone users I'm not sure, but I think you get free candy, too. | |
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Corona
Hey Hey Hockeytown
Premium
join:2000-03-14
San Antonio, TX | Re: Not just for the iPhone users now you're just makin fun and bein mean. :| | |
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Mizzat
This space for rent
Premium
join:2003-05-03
Atlanta, GA | Makes sense Well that makes sense, it costs less to provide Internet over landline based WiFi than wireless. Win-win!
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greenman
join:2002-06-18
Athens, GA
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May 20th, @04:42PM
| It's not really free Don't you have to be an AT&T broadband client in order for you to take advantage of this? That's not really free, it's an extended part of your original service contract - like calling anyone free who is 'in' the network. Local hotspot affiliates who use proprietary wifi solutions might see a jump in customers if they just went to truly free wifi services. | |
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ablack6596
join:2005-01-28
Scarsdale, NY | Re: It's not really free I didn't have access to it before, now I do and I'm not paying any more than I was before. It's free to ATT customers that pay for any other type of connection to the internet. | |
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Madtown
join:2008-04-26
Madera, CA | AT&T Those AT&T WiFI hotspots are very useful when you're out and about.
Starbucks in my area now have them too. | |
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mikes60
A View From Paradise
Premium
join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL
 ·AT&T Southeast
| Re: AT&T Hot Spots The free AT&T Hot Spots are a bonus, but beware.
Most airports and convention centers and many high-end hotels are listed as "Premium" locations, which are not free.
IF you have your DSL thru the old BellSouth territory, its $19.99 per month for the "Premium" locations.
I signed up for the $19.99 plan earlier this month because I would use it enough to make the charge reasonable.
The real problem is that most of the "Premium" locations are really partnerships with other Wi-Fi providers. After trying to use three different locations- 1 hotel, 1 airport and 1 convention center, I cancelled my service for a full refund.
The problem is that there is no standard logon protocol with these partners, and it took me about an hour in each location to get through to AT&T, who then transferred me to the local partner who kept me on hold for another 20 minutes.
I was finally able to make only one connection out of three.
Sometimes free- isn't really free.
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join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | Re: AT&T Hot Spots "Premium" is just a synonym for roaming. | |
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mikes60
A View From Paradise
Premium
join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL
·AT&T Southeast
| Re: AT&T Hot Spots said by patcat88  :"Premium" is just a synonym for roaming. That's exactly what I said above-" "Premium" locations are really partnerships with other Wi-Fi providers".
But, you missed the point, in this case the Premium or roaming Hot-Spots are not included in the free access.
It's $9.95 per month extra in most AT&T areas, but it is $19.95 per month in the the old BellSouth territory.
Call it what ever you want, premium or roaming is almost impossible to connect-- at least in my experience.
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benc
Premium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL
 ·Callcentric
·AT&T Midwest
·Charter Pipeline
| Caps? So I know that unfortunately, AT&T has a 5GB monthly data transfer cap if you connect via the HSDPA network.
If you just so happen to be using one of their Wi-Fi hot spots, would any of that data transfer count against your 5GB cap?
If so it's almost pointless. Sure, the Wi-Fi is likely to be faster than the HSDPA, but if the cap still applies you'll just burn through it faster.
That and to me and many others, the Wi-Fi is almost pointless. How many such hot spots are there? None in the places I'm likely to go to. I go to a Starbucks occasionally, but I just buy a medium size coffee and leave; it's in and out in ten minutes. | |
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