heels_fan
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join:2003-02-07
Columbia, TN
| [Services] WIFI Hotspot
I just wanted say a little kudos to ATT WIFI.
I was in a small town in NC today.I got a call from the office and had to log into the system at work. I saw a McDs and decided to check out the wifi hotspot there.
I saw the Asst Manager there and asked about the service. She gave me a coupon code to get free access for an hour.
When I opened up my laptop I saw that ATT had an hotspot there. I logged in with my email address and password, and I was online.
I was amazed that ATT already had a hotspot at that McDs since it was in a very small town in a rural part of the state. Being able to get online where I was at saved alot of people alot of money and time.
Thanks ATT
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mikes60
A View From Paradise
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join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL
 ·AT&T Southeast
| The other side of the story.
I signed up for the Wi-Fi Premier service last week at $19.99 a month (the $9.99 deal is not available in Florida), because I was leaving on a business trip on Sunday. The hotel and convention center I was going to be at, both were listed as AT&T Premier sites.
Neither worked, and after 2 hours on the phone with tech support, it was obvious that wherever they used a roaming partner service was questionable. They also had no idea how I needed to sign on to a partner. After almost an hour with AT&T support, the just transferred me to tech support at their roaming partner- both times. After I was on hold for about 20 minutes- both times. I called back to AT&T and told them that I wanted to cancel, and would not pay the $20 early cancellation fee. The quickly agreed after looking at the notes on my account.
I love my DSL and Cell service, but Wi-Fi- no thanks. I'll just pay the $12.99 a day in the hotel and again in convention center.
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FastAttack
Premium
join:2000-07-28
Fort Lauderdale, FL
clubs:
·AT&T Southeast
 ·T-Mobile US
| reply to heels_fan
said by heels_fan  :I just wanted say a little kudos to ATT WIFI. I was in a small town in NC today.I got a call from the office and had to log into the system at work. I saw a McDs and decided to check out the wifi hotspot there. I saw the Asst Manager there and asked about the service. She gave me a coupon code to get free access for an hour. When I opened up my laptop I saw that ATT had an hotspot there. I logged in with my email address and password, and I was online. I was amazed that ATT already had a hotspot at that McDs since it was in a very small town in a rural part of the state. Being able to get online where I was at saved alot of people alot of money and time. Thanks ATT what is the diffrence between the hotspot plan given to the 6.0 customers vs the premier addon? |
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CyberRage
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join:2001-03-21
Jasper, AL
| It's 1.5 meg and higher customers.
If I remember correctly, the Premium service allows roaming on AT&T partner networks and while using the complimentary service you are stuck with the AT&T network. In other words, if you can't find a working AT&T hotspot you are SOL, or pay to use whatever site you can find.
They have a "compare the packages" link on their website if you want to see the differences in their plans.
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steveatl
join:2007-07-06
Decatur, GA
| reply to mikes60
It is clearly stated that the free Wi-Fi service you get with DSL service does not include Premier sites. The online directory indicates which sites are Premier. It looks like most McD's are regular AT&T hotspots and many Starbucks as well as they are converting from T-Mobile. |
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FastAttack
Premium
join:2000-07-28
Fort Lauderdale, FL
clubs:
·AT&T Southeast
·T-Mobile US
| reply to heels_fan
said by heels_fan :I just wanted say a little kudos to ATT WIFI. I was in a small town in NC today.I got a call from the office and had to log into the system at work. I saw a McDs and decided to check out the wifi hotspot there. I saw the Asst Manager there and asked about the service. She gave me a coupon code to get free access for an hour. When I opened up my laptop I saw that ATT had an hotspot there. I logged in with my email address and password, and I was online. I was amazed that ATT already had a hotspot at that McDs since it was in a very small town in a rural part of the state. Being able to get online where I was at saved alot of people alot of money and time. Thanks ATT ah thanks for the headsup..
so i guess i have t-mobile AND att now.. no biggie  |
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mikes60
A View From Paradise
Premium
join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL
·AT&T Southeast
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said by FastAttack :said by heels_fan :I just wanted say a little kudos to ATT WIFI. I was in a small town in NC today.I got a call from the office and had to log into the system at work. I saw a McDs and decided to check out the wifi hotspot there. I saw the Asst Manager there and asked about the service. She gave me a coupon code to get free access for an hour. When I opened up my laptop I saw that ATT had an hotspot there. I logged in with my email address and password, and I was online. I was amazed that ATT already had a hotspot at that McDs since it was in a very small town in a rural part of the state. Being able to get online where I was at saved alot of people alot of money and time. Thanks ATT what is the diffrence between the hotspot plan given to the 6.0 customers vs the premier addon? Most airports, hotels and convention centers are Premium sites.
If your DSL account is in old BellSouth region it is $19.99 a month to access Premium sites- $9.99 a month for other AT&T regions.
I would agree that the free use on their own network is convenient and easy to use- especialy when it's free. Trying to use their Premier sites- which it seems are through roaming agreements- is a nightmare. I tried three different sites and they finally got one to work after about 45 minutes. The other two never did get to work after 2+ hours.
My advice: Use the free service, but don't waste any money on Premier
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