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AT&T offers WiFi HotSpot access to Windows Mobile smartphones

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 at 9:48 AM
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AT&T WiFi HotSpot coverage map

If you’ve been feeling a bit burned by AT&T’s decision to give iPhone customers free access to its network of 20,000 WiFi hotspots across the US, today is a good day for you. AT&T has announced that it will be giving its Windows Mobile smartphone customers the same access to AT&T WiFi HotSpots in the US. With Windows Mobile 6.5 expected to hit market a little over a month from now, AT&T looks to be embracing smartphone customers from all walks of life.

The free WiFi offer will be extended to WinMo users starting September 14th. AT&T says that “customers with Wi-Fi-enabled Windows Mobile smartphones and unlimited and other qualifying data plans will receive unlimited access to thousands of U.S. AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots nationwide.” And, just like the iPhone, compatible Windows Mobile handsets will automatically log-in to AT&T WiFi HotSpot locations.

AT&T will launch their Windows Mobile WiFi initiative with Samsung smartphones on 9/14, with other smartphones to follow shortly after. All Windows Mobile 6.5 phones will be supported.

Windows Mobile users are finally getting some love from AT&T. That makes us all warm and fuzzy inside.

[Via: WMExperts]

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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...