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- chrisxwhaley, on 05/08/2008, -0/+23Hopefully this is retroactive to all existing iPhone users who have already signed the 2-year contract. Looks like it should be.
- LumpOfCole, on 05/08/2008, -0/+17Awesome, I shall go to Starbucks today and express my happiness. Now if only they served Pumpkin Spice Lattes all year around.
- inactive, on 05/08/2008, -4/+21Somehow, I don't understand quite how yet, but the Apple haters will turn this into a negative.
- ambo33, on 05/08/2008, -0/+16is it just me or does the at&t site NOT say that just yet?
Direct link: http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/spe ...
Direct Image: http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/ima ...
/confused? - longofest, on 05/08/2008, -0/+12yes, it is.
- starf, on 05/08/2008, -2/+13Sounds like an incentive to stick wit AT&T.
More evidence that apple may be selling 2.0 unlocked? - pnunn, on 05/08/2008, -0/+7gotta love Digg- where NO ONE is allowed to have any kind of opinion about anything without someone putting it down with a pointless vulgar retort... even a latte they like...
FYI- "to" in the context yu are using it should be spelled "too." AKA- Your grammar sucks an "effing chode." - mark076h, on 05/08/2008, -0/+6sweet!
- ravage86, on 05/08/2008, -0/+5Wouldn't you rather have a cell phone and service provider that gives you reception?
- chkdg8, on 05/08/2008, -3/+7At least this is better off than launch. It's so sad that T-mobile got kicked to the curb by Starbucks. My guess is that 17,000 hot spots can easily suffice the needs of any iPhone user. I'm drooling for iPhone 2.0.
- bigandy, on 05/08/2008, -6/+10HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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I'm sure ATT went and splurged on a five year exclusive deal just so they could sell it unlocked on their own.
YEAH ***** RIGHT. - bpapa, on 05/08/2008, -1/+5Umm.. what? 3G was confirmed months ago. Flash would be nice but the reason why it isn't there is completely legitimate. As for Java, give me a break man, there is no reason for the phone to have Java. And this is coming from a JAVA DEVELOPER. It doesn't make any sense for Apple to support it.
- LaSepultura, on 05/08/2008, -2/+6Much rather have the 3G than the hotspot, although one Starbucks I go to is inside a Barnes and Nobles where there is no signal. Very useful there. Just the other day I wanted to look up the price of A Clockwork Orange on Amazon, but couldn't with no signal. Now I can browse there and have a cup of the old chai.
- skidmark, on 05/08/2008, -0/+43G isn't Wi-Fi my brother. Plus, I don't think I would call Windows Mobile an "open system".
- CatsAreGods, on 05/08/2008, -1/+5Bit of pain in the gulliver perhaps?
- Anpheus, on 05/08/2008, -0/+4Wow, for once a retroactive contract change by a telecom/wireless giant doesn't hurt the consumer.
What's next, AT&T lobbies for a pro net-neutrality bill? - Avian00, on 05/08/2008, -0/+4Agreed! I'm always outright SHOCKED at the price of hotspot access. Especially after I just handed over almost $5 for a cup of coffee. The least they could do is let me use the wi-fi for free.
The funny thing is, I just realized how hypocritical that statement is. I mean, I'm asking not to get raked over on wi-fi while at the same time choosing to get ripped off for a cup of coffee. Hah. Either way, it still blows. Personally I think they might sell more expensive coffee if the wifi was free. Seems like a sound business strategy. Maybe I'm wrong. - SouthsideIrish, on 05/08/2008, -1/+4It is not a rumor to me. I am now using my iPhone, in my local Starbucks. Most Starbuck's already have ATT Hotspots. Just a matter of turning them on for iPhones.
- inactive, on 05/08/2008, -2/+5Probably by trolling for the negative comments is my guess.
- Boodie, on 05/08/2008, -0/+3That's Scott.... He's a Dick!
- pnunn, on 05/08/2008, -0/+3yeah... I spelled "you" wrong... Digg strikes a karmic blow...
- sykotik, on 05/08/2008, -1/+3Being employed with the company that will support these hotspots, I can confirm that this is, in fact, true. We are still hammering out some of the underlying infrastructure, and as some people noticed, did a quiet "stress test" not more than a week ago. There will most definitely be free connectivity at AT&T WiFi hotspots (not roaming partners however) for iPhone users, they will use their phone numbers to login at these hot spot locations.
- cowsgonemadd3, on 05/08/2008, -1/+3It should be free....
- g33kfu, on 05/08/2008, -4/+6Let me take a stab:
"Bah! Why not open access up to all wifi enabled devices! Like my Nokia N800!"
"They're only doing this so you can buy more DRM crap from iTunes while drinking your gay-low-fat-soy-latte"
"So? The POS iPhone still doesn't have C&P, I rather use my Android phone"
etc... - rockstar1o9, on 05/08/2008, -1/+3i'm a fan of AT&T at starbucks. if you have dsl through AT&T (formerly SBC), then you can use AT&T hotspots for free with your dsl login
- GeauxLSU, on 05/08/2008, -0/+2Screw the Germans!
- SouthsideIrish, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1Using it already, and my phone is close to original.
- rusty_g, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1i love how it says to use the phone in a 3G area, when it's not even 3G yet..
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/spe ... - boxoman, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1I wish they would do it for all AT@T phones. They must be hoping all those hacked iPhones will come back to AT&T
- totorototoro, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Nice. Wonder why its being rolled out so quietly-seems more like a Macworld/WWDC announcement kinda event.
- locojones, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1It's light years more open than the Apple phone.
- yargok, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Any idea how they authenticate iphones in particular at these hotspots? Is it by a known bank of MAC addresses? Or how the browser identifies itself? It sounds like something that can be spoofed on a laptop...
- dOOBiEx213, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1This is probably a move to make it look like: "Hey, you see what we can offer you! Just give up net neutrality, and let us take care of your internet needz zomg!1!!"
- DarkLaughingMan, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1I think any device can use this as long as they spoof the user agent and get an iPhone #.
- allanak, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1I couldn't have said it better myself. Spoof an iphone mac and have free wifi?
- TROY7, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1I think everyone is...
- r00fus, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Sure, as long as it's not those ass-hats* Verizon.
That pretty much rules out the whole field. Plus the brave new world will be a mix of wifi, wimax and cellular data. VOIP is going more and more mainstream every year.
*Proving the ass-hattery of Verizon left as a exercise for reader - JudgeMonkey, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1Ya got a little something stuck on the end of your comment there. Could be terminal. It might be best to just kill yourself and your whole family.
- longofest, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2"MacRumors.com: News and Rumors you care about" (on the front page)
MacRumors reports on both news and rumors, and in fact, a lot of the content is news. Guess you don't actually read the site, or you'd know that. - haikuFU, on 05/08/2008, -0/+1Hopefully, they are just letting you have access based on the first 24 bits of the MAC address. :)
- sykotik, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1It's true, they're rolling it out very, very soon. As I said down below, we've already done a "quiet stress test," it's just a matter of time now.
- Wesside, on 05/08/2008, -3/+3is anything from macrumors.com EVER official? its a ***** rumor site...
- rebot, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1this is almost my verbatim post from HoFo - glad it is on Digg
- digitaldivinci, on 05/08/2008, -2/+2It would really be great if they could somehow expand this for the iPod Touch.
I have an iPhone, but I know enough people who just can't switch to AT&T/get a new contract and are considering the Touch for an iPod with internet. - kreatre2007, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1This is great. I've noticed that AT&T wi-fi is already available at Starbucks. Now, I can cancel my T-Mobile hotspot account. I'm an AT&T U-Verse customer so, I can use my account on AT&T wi-fi for no additional charge.
- Me1000, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1I dont need flash, I dont want java, I cant use 3G
hmmm... so yeah! - inactive, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1It seems that Apple have a promotion ongoing one of the sites I found (And don't remember where exactly) is http://www.couponcodesmall.com/ search for it.
- tomz17, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1FYI : you can take advantage of this using a PC... google for it!
- JudgeMonkey, on 05/08/2008, -1/+1Yeah, but isn't Flamancot entitled to express his opinion on the matter too?
- jennyks, on 05/10/2008, -1/+0Thanks for the news, but unfortuantly the closest Starbucks is 3 miles away from me.
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