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AT&T Makes Hot Spot Usage Much More Convenient with iPhone 3.0
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Awesome! Yeah that was exactly my experience; it seems like the first time you do it, it "learns" what's needed to do to get past the "accept" page. But I can see how this might be a problem in some [admittedly fairly unique] situations... they should ideally make Safari ask you after the first time "Do you want to automatically lot into this network in the future?" or something.
Now if I could only manage to make my Macbook learn this new trick...
well they are few and far between, unless you are at barnes and nobles, starbucks or mcds
I was in a Barnes & Noble yesterday and joined the network, opened safari expecting to go through the "text activation extravaganza" but. . . it just worked!
confirmed. has been possible for quite a while.
done it with my Macbook at both Starbucks and McD's
This feature makes a lot of sense for AT&T. It frees up 3G network bandwidth by getting the iPhones off the 3G network and onto WiFi while people are sitting in Starbucks. The WiFi network is already going to be turned on anyways, so it doesn't cost AT&T anything, and it helps free up the 3G network. Smart move.
Go to Starbucks, pay $5.00 for a cup of "coffee" and you can sit there for several hours connected to their WiFi for free. Or, you can stay home in your nice comfy house and use your own internet connection.
Go to Starbucks, pay $5.00 for a cup of "coffee" and you can sit there for several hours connected to their WiFi for free. Or, you can stay home in your nice comfy house and use your own internet connection.
I call BS. This CANNOT be the same At&t we were talking about last Monday.
Regardless, thank you At&t.
This CANNOT be the same At&t we were talking about last Monday.Regardless, thank you At&t.
Official instructions from AT&T how to connect to AT&T hot spots with iPhone 3.0
http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-...ncharset=UTF-8&solutionId=KB103010&isSrch=Yes
http://www.wireless.att.com/answer-...ncharset=UTF-8&solutionId=KB103010&isSrch=Yes
Yes, the MAC hack still works. On a Mac, it's really easy, you can even create a nice little AppleScript to turn it on, and then reset your Mac's MAC when you're done.
It's not the same AT&T, it's the other one...the one that today said we can now upgrade to the 3G S with full subsidy if we were early buyers of the 3G.
I like this AT&T better and hope they're the ones who give us a decent Tethering plan.
I call BS.
Regardless, thank you At&t.
It's not the same AT&T, it's the other one...the one that today said we can now upgrade to the 3G S with full subsidy if we were early buyers of the 3G.
I like this AT&T better and hope they're the ones who give us a decent Tethering plan.
Oh gosh. I would lose all sanity if I wasn't allowed to look at non-medical websites at work.
Here, they actually have 2 wireless networks set-up. One is the medical, highly encrypted one (God only knows how to access this one) and the other is for guests/patients/family members/anyone. We use this one because the security to access it is non-existent.
Awesome! Yeah that was exactly my experience; it seems like the first time you do it, it "learns" what's needed to do to get past the "accept" page. But I can see how this might be a problem in some [admittedly fairly unique] situations... they should ideally make Safari ask you after the first time "Do you want to automatically lot into this network in the future?" or something.
Now if I could only manage to make my Macbook learn this new trick...
Usually we would have to "authenticate" ourselves everytime we opened Safari. I just tested it again after not using my phone for a while. No more authentication page!! It did prompt me to ask what wireless network I wanted to use (because there are multiple ones here) and all I had to do was click on it. Next, I'll try powering my phone down to see if it remembers it. This is the best thing since sliced bread.
I think all I had to do was type in my cell number and I got free wifi. But automatic is a bit better.
As for starbucks, what I was told, and did, was buy a $5 gift card. Register it online, and then used that account to login for free wifi access on my macbook pro. And never use the card again, just keep the $5 balance. I threw the card in a drawer.
So no need to buy more coffee then you need.
We have this in the UK with The Cloud/BT Openzone. You simply enter in your phone number once on the first connect, and then from then on it auto-connects when it finds a hotspot.
Unfortunately the BT Openzone auto-connect is awful, as the free wifi zones are named exactly like the non-free ones, so the iPhone ends up auto-connecting to a wifi zone that turns out to be a non-free one.
Unfortunately the BT Openzone auto-connect is awful, as the free wifi zones are named exactly like the non-free ones, so the iPhone ends up auto-connecting to a wifi zone that turns out to be a non-free one.
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I cant wait to update to 3.0, but need the jailbreak to get released. Using a 2G iPhone in Australia (2G version not supported in Australia)
cant wait for jailbreak this update looks so awesome
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I cant wait to update to 3.0, but need the jailbreak to get released. Using a 2G iPhone in Australia (2G version not supported in Australia)
cant wait for jailbreak this update looks so awesome
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I have two stupid questions. Bear in mind I've never had an iPhone or any other similar device, so I apologize if it all sounds naive.
1-What is the benefit of wi-fi over 3G? I mean, I'm buying the iPhone because I can have the internet wherever I go. Why would it excite me to get free wi-fi when my unlimited ATT data plan is already giving it to me internet for "free". I'm guessing it's faster and less strain on the battery?
2-Would wifi be considered as secure as 3G? Say I want to check my bank statement and I unknowingly (okay that's streching it, but let's just talk theoretics here) enter a wifi hot spot and log into my account. Wouldn't I be more succeptible to someone gleening my information then if I was on 3G. The word "automatic" just freaks me out, I guess.
I dunno, I don't really know what I'm talking about...
1-What is the benefit of wi-fi over 3G? I mean, I'm buying the iPhone because I can have the internet wherever I go. Why would it excite me to get free wi-fi when my unlimited ATT data plan is already giving it to me internet for "free". I'm guessing it's faster and less strain on the battery?
2-Would wifi be considered as secure as 3G? Say I want to check my bank statement and I unknowingly (okay that's streching it, but let's just talk theoretics here) enter a wifi hot spot and log into my account. Wouldn't I be more succeptible to someone gleening my information then if I was on 3G. The word "automatic" just freaks me out, I guess.
I dunno, I don't really know what I'm talking about...
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Anyone have any idea if this would work for overseas customers?
What I mean is that once I get my iPhone 3G S tomorrow in the UK and fly over to the US next month will I be able to auto conect to the AT&T hotspots as if I were a domestic customer?
Anyone have any idea if this would work for overseas customers?
What I mean is that once I get my iPhone 3G S tomorrow in the UK and fly over to the US next month will I be able to auto conect to the AT&T hotspots as if I were a domestic customer?
I'm unsure about this, but I would imagine that you'd need an AT&T data plan to qualify for this. It'd be the same as an AT&T customer coming over here and connecting to an O2 hotspot with their AT&T account. I don't think it'll work.
You never know though.
Works at PHL airport
I'm sitting in PHL airport and my iphone just picked it up with no additional steps. I had used at&t wifi before so the access point name was already known to my phone.
My browser screen did dim out while a connecting cog wheel was spinning for a bit -- which I've never seen before.
I'm sitting in PHL airport and my iphone just picked it up with no additional steps. I had used at&t wifi before so the access point name was already known to my phone.
My browser screen did dim out while a connecting cog wheel was spinning for a bit -- which I've never seen before.
I noticed this yesterday. It works great... I just thought it was a bug with the starbucks I was at. But nope, it's a great new feature!
I'm very excited about this feature. There were a number of times where I ran into errors trying to log in to one of the hot spots. This should eliminate the issues and save quite a bit of time!
Using it this morning at my local Starbucks coffice. Seems to work flawlessly so far. No issues here!
In all my time using the Touch at lunch, both downtown and uptown, I have NEVER seen a single ATT wifi signal. Im convinced they dont exist outside of starbucks.