Elrendhel

AT&T recently announced that it was going to provide free access to it's nationwide Wi-Fi network to all of it's qualifying DSL customers.   I use this service myself, and it's quite handy to have free access to hotspots near McDonalds restuarants, UPS Store outlets, and Barnes and Noble bookstores.  This service previously cost $1.99 extra per month for DSL customers, but now it's free!

AT&T Inc. announced that millions of its customers with higher speed broadband plans can now receive free access to AT&T's nationwide Wi-Fi network - nearly 10,000 hot spots at popular locations across the country including leading airports, McDonalds restaurants, Barnes & Noble bookstores, coffee shops and popular sporting venues.

With the proliferation of Wi-Fi-enabled devices including, most recently, the iPhone but also laptops, wireless music systems and PDAs, consumers are increasingly looking for on-the-go Internet connections. As the nation's premier provider of broadband service and with the nation's largest Wi-Fi network, AT&T offers consumers more high speed in more places.

Effective now, qualifying new and existing residential and small business AT&T broadband customers instantly benefit from the free unlimited Wi-Fi connectivity at company hot spots. Qualifying AT&T broadband packages include: AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Pro (up to 3.0 Mbps downstream), AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Elite (up to 6.0 Mbps downstream), FastAccess Xtreme (up to 3.0 Mbps downstream) and FastAccess Xtreme 6.0 (up to 6.0 Mbps downstream).

So if you are a DSL (broadband) customer and had originally paid for this service, you might want to call your local business office to confirm that your account now includes this service for free.

If you are a DSL (broadband) customer and never bought this service previously, call your local business office and confirm that your account qualifies, then request they add it to your AT&T account!

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tivoboy

Hey, hate to say it but this is old news about two weeks or more.

As well, your copy at the top is no longer accurate, UPS stores pulled out of the offering about a week after ATT offered this "deal" for customers. I had it about a year when it was first free. Then, dropped it when it was 1.99, since I never was in a mcdonalds or B&N, or even hanging at the ups store :-)

They need to make an agreement with t-mo or someone else, and get real

EcurbNitram

"AT&T recently announced that it was going to provide free access to it's nationwide Wi-Fi...

Just tried to access one of those "Free" sites at McDonalds in Coos Bay, OR. two days ago and they are not free anymore. I contacted AT&T and they said they have no control over which sites are free, that even though they pay those sites to provide free service to AT&T customers it is up to them if they actually charge or not and there is nothing they can do about it. I asked if there was another person or number I could call to report this abuse of false advertising? Then the customer rep got upset and told me, "again, there is nothing we can do about whether service providers choose to charge or not charge".

Pocketbrain

Don't forget the iPod Touch!!

Well dang, I hope I can tap in...