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AT&T Accidentally Provides Free Wi-Fi To All

Posted by kdawson on from the no-longer-obscure dept.

SecureThroughObscure writes tells us about a hack broken by MacOSRumors: you can get free Wi-Fi at Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and other AT&T hotspots if you know how to set your browser's user agent string (trivial on Safari), and know a valid iPhone phone number. ZDNet blogger Nate McFeters gives some more details and links. This can't last.

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  1. Staying Power by whisper_jeff · · Score: 5, Funny

    A surefire way to ensure that this hack lasts as long as possible is to keep it super-secret and not let AT&T know they screwed up.

    But I'm sure posting the story to slashdot is fine. Nobody reads this site, after all...

  2. what's next by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next you're gonna be telling us how to get free wifi from all those "Linksys" hotspots, aren't you?

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    This guy's the limit!