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   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 5:50p
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i was talking to ATT csr and they informed me that all dsl pro and elite subscriber will get Free wifi starting july first

so if you have dsl pro or elite..call att and get the wifi for free


www.attwifi.com

1397 basic AT&T Wi-Fi Locations in California

521 basic AT&T Wi-Fi Locations in New York

682 basic AT&T Wi-Fi Locations in Texas

424 basic AT&T Wi-Fi Locations in Ohio

etc etc


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 5:50p

kinkeads said:Wifi Locations
More Info

Based on this AT&T website, it said
AT&T Wi-Fi Basic is FREE to AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Pro or Elite and AT&T FastAccess® DSL Xtreme or Xtreme 6.0 customers, no ordering required.


Here's the AT&T wifi location site, you can use to look for free wifi location

Usually, the setting for places like McDonald's is
SSID: attwifi

In most cases, there is no need to install any special AT&T Wifi software unless you want the locator database on your machine. Here are the steps I got to get it to work at a local McDonalds.

* I have Pro service (2.5 to 3.0 MB down) - I did not register on the website beforhand

Go to the WiFi location
Turn on your wireless scanner on your device
Connect to 'attwifi'
Open your web browser to any webpage -- it will auto redirect to a login page
Click the AT&T Wifi link on the page (at McDonalds it is near the bottom center)
Enter your login and password (this is your primary email address with SBC -- it is also listed on most bills and password -- it is the same login and password used on Yahoo Mail for example for your primary address -- I am not sure if secondary addresses work).
You will be validated and sent to some sort of start page. Just go to any other URL to start browsing.

VPNs appear to work, but there are some blocked ports in the fine print.

Message edited by: rasheedb on 2007-07-03 19:12:36 CDT
   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 5:55p
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any way to find out what areas this applies to?


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 5:55p
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interesting. What exactly do you mean?


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 5:57p
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aharsh said:any way to find out what areas this applies to?

i am in california..but i think it should be for all att subscriber


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 6:00p
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david04 said:interesting. What exactly do you mean?

wifi was for 1.99 a month for all att dsl subcriber so you could go to barnes and noble and many other places and use the hotspot to conect to the internet

now its free starting july first for pro and elite subscriber... wifi is also available at McDonalds too


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 6:03p
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sweet. elite service should be available any day here now. they have been putting in the fiber lines all last week


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 6:10p
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where can u find out more about their wifi?


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 7:05p
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Wifi Locations
More Info


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 7:23p
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Fine print in the second link:
*Subscription service is currently not available in Connecticut. AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet U-verse Enabled customers receive AT&T Wi-Fi Basic Subscriptions free of charge.


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 7:33p
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Stollen123 said:i was talking to ATT csr and they informed me that all dsl pro and elite subscriber will get Free wifi starting july first

so if you have dsl pro or elite..call att and get the wifi for free

I assume this does not include Premium Roaming Location? (meaning extra charge)

And looks like any location other than McDonald and Barnes & Noble are Premium Roaming Location.


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 7:37p
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Stollen123 said:david04 said:interesting. What exactly do you mean?

wifi was for 1.99 a month for all att dsl subcriber so you could go to barnes and noble and many other places and use the hotspot to conect to the internet

now its free starting july first for pro and elite subscriber... wifi is also available at McDonalds too

this is awesome! thanks for the heads up!


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 9:16p
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What about IPhone users?????


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 9:26p
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k9bakingcom said:What about IPhone users?????

woops, actually you should be able to get it for free as well. (or more like it's part of the iphone data plan)


   posted: Jun. 26, 2007 @ 10:09p
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Yeah, good deal since I've been paying that $1.99 per month.

It is a great option for those having ATT/SBC DSL. Almost all McDonalds, Barnes & Nobles, UPS Stores, Airports (e.g both Chicagoland), some Hospitals!, most Wyndham/Holiday Inn and a bunch of other Hotel chains and even Cosi restaurants offer this!

Driving around Chicagoland, I have never been more than a few minutes away from a free HotSpot Good speeds too


   posted: Jun. 27, 2007 @ 1:26a
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fish777 said:Stollen123 said:i was talking to ATT csr and they informed me that all dsl pro and elite subscriber will get Free wifi starting july first

so if you have dsl pro or elite..call att and get the wifi for free

I assume this does not include Premium Roaming Location? (meaning extra charge)

And looks like any location other than McDonald and Barnes & Noble are Premium Roaming Location.

free basic wifi... barnes and noble McDonalds a a lot of more locations... www.attwifi.com has a locator for free wifi


   posted: Jun. 27, 2007 @ 1:36a
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fish777 said:Stollen123 said:i was talking to ATT csr and they informed me that all dsl pro and elite subscriber will get Free wifi starting july first

so if you have dsl pro or elite..call att and get the wifi for free

I assume this does not include Premium Roaming Location? (meaning extra charge)

And looks like any location other than McDonald and Barnes & Noble are Premium Roaming Location.


Almost all McDonalds, Barnes & Nobles, UPS Stores, Airports , some Hospitals!, most Wyndham/Holiday Inn and a bunch of other Hotel chains and even Cosi restaurants offer this...Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf , Avis , Rainforest Pizza


   posted: Jun. 28, 2007 @ 11:20a
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HHmm..I called ATT today, and the rep said there is no promotion on the Wifi. He tried looking in his system, and he doesn't see the thing about free wifi for dsl subscribers.

I am in Los Angeles, CA.


   posted: Jun. 28, 2007 @ 12:07p
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Stollen123 said:fish777 said:Stollen123 said:i was talking to ATT csr and they informed me that all dsl pro and elite subscriber will get Free wifi starting july first

so if you have dsl pro or elite..call att and get the wifi for free

I assume this does not include Premium Roaming Location? (meaning extra charge)

And looks like any location other than McDonald and Barnes & Noble are Premium Roaming Location.


Almost all McDonalds, Barnes & Nobles, UPS Stores, Airports , some Hospitals!, most Wyndham/Holiday Inn and a bunch of other Hotel chains and even Cosi restaurants offer this...Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf , Avis , Rainforest Pizza

If you use this Wifi Locations to check...

- there is not much UPS Stores around places like California and New York (using couple big states as example) that offer wifi. If they do, it is likely Premium roaming location which I understand you need to pay extra.
- Again if you do a search in those couple big states, most airports only have "Premium roaming" which is not free.
- almost all Inn/hotels are Premium roaming, again, not free from what I understand.
- for hospital, which is not a lot of them have this and how often you go to hospital to go online?
- for all other location, if you check, most if not all of them are Premium roaming.


   posted: Jun. 28, 2007 @ 3:23p
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vwracer06 said:where can u find out more about their wifi?

www.attwifi.com


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