AT&T officially delivers free WiFi to BlackBerry / iPhone users

We thought we'd heard the last of this whole AT&T / Starbucks WiFi deal yesterday, but alas, we were terrifically mistaken. AT&T has come forth today with two fluffy press releases that flesh out the details, and amazingly, there are some inclusions that we weren't made aware of yesterday. For starters, all iPhone / iPhone 3G customers will now have free (and seemingly limitless) access to AT&T WiFi hotspots across the US -- we're talking Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, the whole lot. Additionally, the carrier has welcomed select BlackBerry users -- that's the Bold for now, the Pearl 8120 / 8820 "later this year" -- into the same deal, though the official verbiage mentions that an "unlimited data plan" is required. If you didn't make the cut this time, fret not -- AT&T has plans to invite "more mobile devices" into the fold here shortly.

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[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 11:34AM]

I was in a Starbucks this morning, and I can confirm that the free wi fi is in fact working. Pretty cool, except I'm usually only in there for 5 minutes, once a week.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2008 2:19PM]

How do you get this to work? I enabled wifi and attached to the AT&T network with no problem and even received a text that said my iphone was all set up but the only link I had was www.att.com/attwifi. I never get anyting that asks me to enter my phone number and the web pages I try to go to never launch.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 12:52PM]

Wow! AT&T has to make up for their crappy network by offering free WIFI hot spots. When will they learn and actually invest in their own network. AT&T 3G=FAIL!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 12:58PM]

Where's their love for Windows Mobile devices?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 2:02PM]

it's not the network thats crappy, its the slow expansion of their HSPA (D/U) that is annoying. Wherever you can get that network, its good. whosever decision it was for the "Slow Rollout" of that network should be shot.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 1:45PM]

I cannot get this to work. I see the attwifi network...I connect and I did get a text message but it only goes to the www.att.com/attwifi site.
Where do I enter my mobile number as I cannot surf to any web pages in Safari?