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iPhone Free WiFi Is Back

Posted by samzenpus on from the everyone-loves-free-stuff dept.

scorp1us writes "iPhone users used to be able to get free Wifi from AT&T hot spots, including Starbucks locations. The service was pulled because of the browser-agent hack. Now the service is being re-launched, this time with a link sent via SMS to the iPhone for the hotspot, valid for 24 hours."

3 of 77 comments (clear)

  1. And... by mewshi_nya · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Who the hell cares? Free wifi. I can get that pretty much anywhere.

    What, is this like "Oh, it has the word "iPhone" in it, so we HAVE to put it up front!" ?

  2. Hack?! Ha. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hack? I hardly call changing your User Agent a hack.

    This should read:

    "The service was pulled because of poorly implemented security."

  3. Re:how to get it iphone free? by jrockway · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You are going to Starbucks to drink coffee, right? If you pay for the coffee with a gift card, you get the Wifi for free. Since you were there to buy coffee, and you didn't pay any additional money to get the Wifi, that sounds like it's free to me.

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