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AT&T Free WiFi for iPhones on Hold, Again

Posted by Zach Epstein on May 16, 2008 11:25 am 15 comments
Filed in AT&T, Apple, Services, Wi-Fi

Trying to understand what AT&T’s plans are with regards to free WiFi for the iPhone is like trying to understand a Galvatron comment. Be sure you have a healthy dose of Tylenol on deck and expect to walk away perplexed. First it went live, then it was dropped - then it went up again, then back down - then a May 15 launch was scheduled, then it was missed. The following internal memo was circulated yesterday at AT&T:

The iPhone Wi-Fi offer that was scheduled to launch today has been canceled. Nothing has been announced by the company to our customers and will not impact existing customers. Additional communication will be provided if the status the project changes.

So at some point, AT&T will be offering free WiFi for iPhone users and inadvertently to anyone with a laptop and enough savvy to search Google and spoof their system with Safari and an active iPhone number. Then again, perhaps the latter half of that statement is the cause of the repeated delays.

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15 comment(s) for this post.

  1. On May 16, 2008 @ 11:52 am, bryan Said:

    Love the Galvatron call out!

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  2. On May 16, 2008 @ 11:56 am, james Said:

    haha Galvatron!

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  3. On May 16, 2008 @ 3:05 pm, Galvatron Said:

    saking what this sais about att is they can’t figure out how to charge (monopolistic)money for using the wifi. you have oneside trying to charge you thorgh the rofff (the old gaurd of the evil empire telco) an than the other side trying to not charge anything an make some sense to the consumers for better marketing tact to make up for the iphone’s shortcommings

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  4. On May 16, 2008 @ 3:29 pm, The Boy Genius Said:

    Lolz

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  5. On May 16, 2008 @ 4:33 pm, jvijil Said:

    i kno its funny and all but the guy just has big fingers….. i don’t think laughing at someones defect is a nice thing to do….especially in an article

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  6. On May 16, 2008 @ 4:41 pm, Jeff B. Said:

    …HA!

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  7. On May 16, 2008 @ 6:02 pm, Randy Said:

    Gal,

    You should be honored. You have now become immortalized as a regular of BGR.

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  8. On May 16, 2008 @ 6:30 pm, Galvatron Said:

    now if only i could get on the payroll asa logger cept i don’tin NY

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  9. On May 16, 2008 @ 6:56 pm, eJay Said:

    Bahahahahaha!! OMG that made me drop my iPhone on the floor LMAO!!!

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  10. On May 16, 2008 @ 6:58 pm, eJay Said:

    @ Galvatron - You need spell check before you can become a blogger LOL.

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  11. On May 16, 2008 @ 7:03 pm, Tyrone D Said:

    LMFAO!!! This had to be one of the funniest posts and comments thread I’ve read in a long time. I wonder if Galvatron(sounds like one of the Transformers) writes like that on purpose…lol Whatever it may be, I look forward to more!

    Happy Friday Everyone!

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  12. On May 16, 2008 @ 7:04 pm, Galvatron Said:

    lol you never know ejay you never know

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  13. On May 16, 2008 @ 10:00 pm, Zach Epstein Said:

    :) All in good fun Gal - you know we love you here at BGR

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  14. On May 17, 2008 @ 1:10 am, Galvatron Said:

    swear issould wrip oppinnions post on here lol

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  15. On May 19, 2008 @ 10:44 pm, NuShrike Said:

    Hm.. maybe marketing should stop announcing shit before any engineers are thrown on it. Typical corporate MBA mishandling.

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