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AT&T announces free Wi-Fi access for iPhone users (again)
AppleInsider — ... to find their nearest Starbucks location. Once in range of an AT hotspot, iPhone users should follow these instructions to gain free Wi-Fi access:

AT&T Officially Offering Free Wi-Fi for iPhone Users
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... including Starbucks*. Users can relax and access music, email and web browsing services with their favorite blend in hand from the comfort of their nearest location. For information visit www.att.com/attwifi.” AT&T also notes that thousands of Wi-Fi hotspot locations can be found at Airports, Hotels, Universities, Convention Centers, Sports Centers, Restaurants, Bookstores, Supermarkets, and even Starbucks across the country. They have also provided the following steps that iPhone users should take to access the free Wi-Fi: • ...

Free AT&T Wi-Fi for iPhones
Daring Fireball — ... Includes Starbucks stores. Instructions seem like a bit of a pain in the ass, but otherwise they’d have to give free access to everyone who knows how to spoof a user-agent string. The horror. ...

AT&T Finally Ready To Give iPhone Owners Free Wi-Fi At Starbucks
Silicon Alley Insider — ... One extra perk for spending $70+ a month on AT&T; (T) iPhone service: You'll now be able to get free wi-fi service at Starbucks (SBUX) stores. The instructions are a bit cumbersome -- you need to log in with your phone number and get a free text message with a secure link to get access -- but if it works, that's good enough for us. ...

AT&T Offers Free Wi-Fi for iPhone, for Real This Time
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... To use the service from an iPhone, go to the Settings app, select "attwifi" from the list of available networks, and enter your 10-digit mobile number. After agreeing to the Acceptable Use Policy, AT&T; will send a free text message containing a secure link that's valid for 24 hours at that location. ...

This time it's real: Free Wi-Fi for iPhone users from AT&T
TechBlog — ... , a page went up on AT&T's Web site touting free Wi-Fi for iPhone users, and each time it was yanked down with a muttered "never mind". Instructions for getting connected are here , and they involve receiving a link via text message: This system means you probably won't be able to just sign on with your iPhone's number via a notebook computer or iPod Touch. The SMS message locks you down to getting free access only with your iPhone. Has anyone been through this process yet? How well does it work?  Posted by Dwight at October 29, 2008 02:17 PM Comments Post a comment Please ...

News: AT&T launches free Wi-Fi for iPhone users
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — ... at all AT&T-branded hotspots in the U.S. The service will provide free high-speed Internet access to iPhone users at all AT&T hotspots, including those found at Starbucks. To access a hotspot , users must launch the Safari browser, enter their 10-digit phone number on the page provided, agree to the Acceptable Use policy, and tap continue. AT&T will then send the user a text message containing a link, which the user must then open in Safari, and tap a link on the page. The company notes that the link sent via SMS will be valid for 24 hours, and only at the location from which ...

Free Starbucks WiFi for iPhone
dailywireless.org — ... To get started with AT&T Wi-Fi on an iPhone: Activate Wi-Fi from the settings icon on your iPhone Select “attwifi” from the list of available networks Enter your 10-digit mobile number and check the box to agree to the Acceptable Use Policy. Tap ‘continue’ You will receive a text message from AT&T with a secure link to the AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot. You will not be charged for the text message. The SMS link will only be valid for 24 hours at the location it was requested. ...

AT&T gives iPhone owners free Wi-Fi...really, this time
Latest from Computerworld — ... to a page on the AT Web site. A link there led users to instructions for enabling the free access, which involves entering the iPhone's phone number and then waiting for an activation text message. AT operates nearly 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots at ...

AT&T da WiFi gratis a sus clientes de iPhone en EE.UU.
Celularis — ... en Estados Unidos van a poder disfrutar de WiFi gratis en unos 17 mil hotspots en todo el país, incluyendo la mayoría de los Starbuks y McDonalds.  Ya estuvieron mandando mensajes a los clientes para avisarles de la novedad, y activar el servicio es muy fácil. Hace un tiempo habían amagado con ofrecer estos beneficios pero los dieron de baja rápido. ...

Free WiFi for iPhones: For Real This Time
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — ... to the Acceptable Use Policy. Tap 'continue' You will receive a text message from AT&T with a secure link to the AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot. You will not be charged for the text message. The SMS link will only be valid for 24 hours at the location it was requested. Another request must be submitted when using another hotspot location. Open the text message and tap on the link for 24-hour access to the AT&T Wi-Fi hotspo Read full info from here Please share your experience with Free Wifi and if you have any hacking tips post ...

Wee-Fi: iPhones Get Free Wi-Fi; Another Loiterer Arrested
Wi-Fi Networking News — ... AT&T; finally gets off the dime--sorry, quarter--and opens its Home network to iPhone subscribers: AT&T; had promised some kind of Wi-Fi deal for its legions of iPhone subscribers for more than a year, and at least twice posted information that was premature. Yesterday, the company pulled the trigger. The mechanism to get service at about 18,000 domestic hotspot locations--mostly McDonald's and Starbucks--is complicated. You join the network, visit a gateway Web page, enter your cell phone number, and wait for a (free) text message. The message contains a ...

Free WiFi Hotspots for iPhone - Courtesy of AT&T
iPhoneGizmo - iPhone Apps, Downloads, Hacks, Tips & Tricks — ... According to the latest version of the AT&T “How to access WiFi” page, getting Wi-Fi hotspots is easy for iPhone owners. ...

AT&T makes it easier for iPhone OS 3.0 users to use WiFi Hot Spots
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... the direction that AT&T seemed to be taking when they started boldly moving into the WiFi Hot Spot market, in terms of making sure that AT&T customers can easily and seamlessly move between AT&T's wireless network and the WiFi Hot Spots. Most iPhone users can now walk into any McDonalds, Starbucks, or Barnes & Noble location and immediately take advantage of WiFi speeds and bandwidth. For more information about the location of the Hot Spots and how to connect, visit the AT&T WiFi site here. TUAWAT&T makes it easier for ...

Staying Safe: securing your wireless connection
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... on AT&T's push to make it easier for iPhone & iPod touch users to connect to their Wi-Fi Hot Spots. One of our readers, Jamie Phelps, ...

AT&T Adds Wi-Fi Hotspots to Windows Mobile Plans
AppScout — ... from AT&T: free Wi-Fi. AT&T said today that they're adding free access to more than 20,000 US Wi-Fi hotspots (including all Starbucks stores) to their Windows Mobile data plans throughout the fall. You'll have to use a special software client to log into the hotspots. They'll be starting with Samsung phones in mid-September (such as the Samsung Jack shown at left), with AT&T's other Windows Mobile phones coming in the following weeks. AT&T's iPhone data plan already includes free Wi-Fi hotspot access.