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Filed under: Handsets, RIM, ATT, Misc, Apple

We thought we’d heard the last of this whole AT&T / Starbucks WiFi deal yesterday, but alas, we were terrifically mistaken. AT&T has come forth today with two fluffy press releases that flesh out the details, and amazingly, there are some inclusions that we weren’t made aware of yesterday. For starters, all iPhone / iPhone 3G customers will at this time have free (and seemingly limitless) access to AT&T WiFi hotspots across the US — we’re talking Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, the whole lot. Additionally, the carrier has welcomed chosen BlackBerry users — that’s the Bold for at this time, the Pearl 8120 / 8820 “later this year” — into the same deal, though the official verbiage mentions that an “unlimited Dat. plan” is required. If you didn’t make the cut this time, fret not — AT&T has plans to invite “more mobile devices” into the fold in this place shortly.

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Filed under: Apple

Despite AT&T’s bes. attempts at completely failing its free WiFi promises eternally, iPhone owners can finally fire up Mobile Safari in their local Starbucks, or, um, that one other place we heard about with AT&T WiFi, and get browsing. Of course, that’s not to say the service won’t crash horribly in the next 10 minutes, but at least AT&T stuck by its word, and can at this time move on to more pressing issues.

Update: Yeah, turns out this isn’t true, and AT&T has pulled the page. Free WiFi? That’s just silly.

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Filed under: ATT, Misc, Apple

According to the Boy Genius, it’s not just iPhone users that will be getting / not getting the telco’s WiFi on the house — the company has plans to offer use of its hotspots for free to Laptop Connect and smartphone users. An internal memo from the provider appears to state that effective May 20th, anyone with a $60 or higher Laptop Connect plan will be able to take a ride on AT&T’s networks in 17,000 locations, and the service will be extended to smartphone users later in the year. Of course, the company hasn’t precisely wowed us with its rollout of this service for iPhone customers, so don’t be surprised if nothing goes the way it’s planned.

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