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A couple of readers have reported that AT&T hotspots are now offering free Wi-Fi access to iPhone users. Barnes and Noble, Starbucks and presumably AT&T's 71,000 other Wi-fi hotspot locations are now offering iPhone users a custom portal to access free Wi-Fi. A special iPhone formatted page asks for your mobile phone number. Once entered, you can access the Wi-Fi access for free.

MacRumors has been able to confirm this finding at a local Barnes and Noble. Blurry photo provided:

AT&T recently partnered with Starbucks (displacing T-Mobile) to provide Wi-Fi access to Starbucks' 7000 stores nationwide. This partnership allowed existing AT&T broadband customers free access and AT&T promised that it would "soon extend the benefits of Wi-Fi at Starbucks to its wireless customers", but no official announcement has yet been made.

A list of AT&T's 71,000 hotspots can be found on AT&T's site, including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Airports, and McDonald's locations.

Update: MacRumors reader ntrigue confirms that AT&T's system is based on the iPhone's User Agent, which can easily be faked on laptops. He successfully accessed the free iPhone Wifi through his laptop (and a valid iPhone phone number)"

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/04/30/free-atandt-wi-fi-access-for-iphones/

by Liana Lehua

If you’re a frequent airline traveler, you may benefit from the free Wi-Fi access available in several North American airports through the month of August. In an attempt to seduce iPhone users into its global wireless network, Boingo is offering complimentary wi-fi access to iPhone users in thirteen airports.Accessing the network is easy:
1. Connect to the “concourse” SSID with an iPhone in any of the identified airports;
2. Launch your iPhone Safari browser and connect to a web page on the Internet;
3. Enter your e-mail address in the special promotion page;
4. Click on “Go!”

Airports with complimentary Wi-Fi for iPhone users:
* AZO – Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
* BNA – Nashville International Airport,
* BWI – Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport,
* DTW – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport,
* EWR – Newark Liberty International Airport,
* JFK – John F. Kennedy International Airport,
* LGA – LaGuardia Airport,
* MDW – Midway International Airport,
* MSP – Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport,
* OKC – Will Rogers World Airport,
* ORD – O’Hare International Airport,
* STL – Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, and
* YYZ – Toronto Pearson International Airport

PERSONAL NOTE: As a Boingo subscriber, I love the variety and number of available wireless connection locations. In addition to several chain locations in my area, there are a plethora of mom & pop and off-the-beaten-path access points. Through my travels, I have stumbled upon some great eateries and book stores I may never have had the pleasure of visiting while searching for wi-fi. Let the adventures begin.

I found this at Apple Phone Show

http://applephoneshow.com/index.php/archives/657