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iPhone toting travelers will be happy to hear that Boingo Wireless will be freeing them from EDGE-hell at 13 North American airports. The WiFi hotspot service provider is offering free hotspot access to iPhone owners looking to kill time or stay productive as they wait for their flight. For the month of August, iPhone owners can look forward to free WiFi access at these airports:
- 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
- YYZ – Toronto Pearson International Airport
“iPhone users are searching for Wi-Fi options that will keep the device’s coolest features and content functioning at lightning speeds when on-the-go,” said Dawn Callahan, Boingo’s vice president of consumer marketing, in the press release. “With our extensive hot spot coverage, choosing Boingo is a no-brainer for iPhone users who are looking for public access options beyond EDGE. This free promotion is a great opportunity for iPhone users to see for themselves.”
Getting your free Boingo access is simple:
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 promotional page
4. Click on “Go!”
So, if you’re planning on taking your iPhone through one of the above airports, peep the service and let us know how you like it.
About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
