odreian615
join:2006-01-18
Chicago, IL | I learned about this from their last catalog
all you have to do is go to Att freedomlinks »www.att.com/gen/general?pid=5949
page and download the connection software(slow) |
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Qixotl
join:2002-02-08
New Milford, CT
| Not really major news...
...since AT&T has offered free Wi-Fi to DSL customers since July 2007 (though you needed Pro service or better then). This is just an expansion of the old plan.
»www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4···id=24031 |
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David
No,there is another.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
clubs:
 ·DIRECTV
 ·magicjack.com
 ·AT&T Midwest
| Karl
You might need to clarify the post a bit.
your article says "faster than 1.5mbps" when on the public link says
The free Wi-Fi offer will be available to new and existing customers who subscribe to any of AT&T’s broadband services with downstream speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps, 3.0 Mbps, or 6.0 Mbps. Free Wi-Fi access was initially provided to the company’s higher-speed broadband customers last year.
It's minor, but ya never can tell around here.
So if I had to guess here's the plans that can get it
384-1536/128-384
1536-3008/384-512
3008-6016/512-768
I don't think the up to 768/384 plan is currently covered but may be at a later date.
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SilverSurfer
join:2007-08-19
| Free Really Isn't
if deals of this nature have taught us anything, it's that "free" usually doesn't mean what you think it does. I'd be curious as to what the fine print legalese states in the TOS/AUP users no doubt have to agree to before using the service. I'd also like to know exactly what kind of personal data the Death Star asks for as a term for using the service as well. Additionally, there are caps in place that are probably invisible. Lastly, everyone seems to have forgotten that this particular provider was one of the telcos that handed over data to the NSA,and, for all we know, probably still is since the company's position on immunity hasn't changed. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Does this apply to
former bellsouth cusomters too or like eveything else at&t does bellsouth customers are only at&t customers in name only and pricing and services don't apply to BS customers. |
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jtackett
join:2000-11-02
Atlanta, GA
| According to the following website »www.att.com/gen/general?pid=5949
*AT&T Wi-Fi Basic and Premier Subscription Services are not yet available in Connecticut, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee."
Sounds like bellsouth.net customers are not included in the "free" offer. |
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the_dan
join:2007-06-25
Kelowna, BC | reply to BF69
great, now they can look at your packets on the go! |
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Ark
join:2002-06-08
Hudsonville, MI | reply to Qixotl
Re: Not really major news...
Does it apply to those with "business" accounts yet? Last I heard, it did not. So if you pay 3x-4x the regular price simply to get a static IP, you don't get this perk. |
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anonfx
@sbcglobal.net | old news
Uhm. Old news. I've been using it for some time now. How about the "free" LaunchCast premium that goes with AT&T DSL? Did ya know about that? Try logging into LaunchCast with your AT&T address and password. |
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IIIBradIII
Comm M-E-L Instr
join:2000-09-28
Greer, SC | Where's the love?
No love for Bellsouth customers.  Why did we merge again? |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to jtackett
Re: Does this apply to
said by jtackett  :According to the following website » www.att.com/gen/general?pid=5949*AT&T Wi-Fi Basic and Premier Subscription Services are not yet available in Connecticut, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee." Sounds like bellsouth.net customers are not included in the "free" offer. No matter. Around 20 of the closest locations to me are McDonald's and they offer free wi-fi to EVERYONE anyways. |
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Rhanlav
Dook?
join:2005-01-28
Jacksonville, FL | reply to IIIBradIII
Re: Where's the love?
Because some board members needing some big fat money? |
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NetFixer
Freedom is NOT Free
Premium
join:2004-06-24
Murfreesboro, TN
·AT&T Southeast
·Vonage
 ·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T CallVantage
| reply to jtackett
Re: Does this apply to
I don't know where in the link you posted you found the quote that you posted, but I am in TN, and I have been using the free WiFi access on a daily basis for many months now by simply logging in with my AT&T/BellSouth DSL account credentials.
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We can never have enough of nature.
We need to witness our own limits transgressed, and some life pasturing freely where we never wander.
Test your firewall. |
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Corona
It's cool, I'm takin it back
Premium
join:2000-03-14
Aubrey, TX | reply to David
Re: Karl
Do you have to use the connection software? |
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NetFixer
Freedom is NOT Free
Premium
join:2004-06-24
Murfreesboro, TN
·AT&T Southeast
·Vonage
·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T CallVantage
| reply to BF69
Re: Does this apply to
said by BF69 :No matter. Around 20 of the closest locations to me are McDonald's and they offer free wi-fi to EVERYONE anyways. Some McDonald's franchises "roll their own" WiFi access, and those are usually free to the general public. The McDonald's franchises that use AT&T/Wayport connections require either AT&T or Wayport login credentials, or a credit card to get access.
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We can never have enough of nature.
We need to witness our own limits transgressed, and some life pasturing freely where we never wander.
Test your firewall. |
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NetFixer
Freedom is NOT Free
Premium
join:2004-06-24
Murfreesboro, TN
·AT&T Southeast
·Vonage
·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T CallVantage
1 edit | reply to SilverSurfer
Re: Free Really Isn't
The only thing you have to supply to AT&T to access the WiFi service is the same login credentials that are required to access your DSL service, nothing more, nothing less.
If you consider that providing AT&T with your account login credentials is too big a privacy/security risk, perhaps you should consider using carrier pigeons or tin cans and string. 
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We can never have enough of nature.
We need to witness our own limits transgressed, and some life pasturing freely where we never wander.
Test your firewall. |
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jtackett
join:2000-11-02
Atlanta, GA | reply to NetFixer
Re: Does this apply to
Look at the bottom of the page... next to athe asterik |
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jhaygood86
join:2005-03-01
Marietta, GA | reply to jtackett
I've used my bellsouth.net account in Detroit before no problem. It does work for FastAccess Xtreme 3.0 customers and higher. |
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stunod2002
join:2003-11-07
Carol Stream, IL
| reply to odreian615
Re: I learned about this from their last catalog
You don't need the software.. I use it all the time when traveling and I just put the SSID in my cards configuration just as if I was at home.. |
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