AT&T's LaptopConnect customers spending $60/month or more on a DataConnect plan will now get free Wi-Fi access.
AT&T today announced that qualifying LaptopConnect customers can now access more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hot spots free of charge. Users can access Wi-Fi at nearly 7,000 participating Starbucks locations plus thousands more AT&T Wi-Fi locations, including restaurants, airports, hotels and other locations across the United States.
AT&T LaptopConnect uses AT&T's wireless network to keep customers connected to e-mail, the Internet and business applications almost anywhere they can make a phone call. Qualifying LaptopConnect customers will now automatically receive a pop-up message alerting them to Wi-Fi availability when in range of an AT&T hot spot.
At that point, customers who have downloaded the latest AT&T Communication Manager software (version 6.8) to their laptop PC should only need to click Connect to access the Wi-Fi connectivity. The offer is available to customers who subscribe to a DataConnect plan of $60 or more. AT&T Communication Manager comes with new LaptopConnect cards.
AT&T also offers free Wi-Fi access to qualifying broadband subscribers. The company plans to expand free Wi-Fi access to additional wireless customers in the future.
When not in a hotspot, AT&T LaptopConnect cards operate on AT&T's 3G wireless network, which is available in more than 275 markets in the U.S., reaching nearly 350 markets by year end. AT&T's wireless network also offers data connectivity across AT&T's EDGE network which covers more than 13,000 cities and towns and some 40,000 miles of major highways.
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