att.com - 6/18/2009
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AT&T* today announced it will support auto-authentication for iPhone OS 3.0 users connecting to AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots. Auto-authentication allows iPhone users to seamlessly switch from AT&T’s 3G network to an AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot without being prompted. AT&T customers with qualifying iPhone data ...
usatoday.com - 6/17/2009
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usatoday.com —
AT&T is relaxing the rules a bit for
when existing iPhone 3G customers will be eligible to...
buy the iPhone 3G S at its lowest prices. Previously, the company said you'd have to wait a full year after purchasing an iPhone 3G before you'd be eligible for ...
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Upgrade makes great iPhone even better
gizmodo.com - 6/17/2009
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What's the point in buying a new iPhone
if it looks exactly like the old one? Because...
once you start using it, the speed of the iPhone 3GS will amaze you. There's a reason why Apple called this the iPhone 3GS for Speed and not the 3GC for "compass" ...
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iPhone 3GS Review [Iphone 3gs]
intomobile.com - 6/19/2009
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intomobile.com —
steve ballmer 480x360 Courtesy of Microsoft: Pick up
an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S with a...
35% discount from AT&T Bing, a search engine no one uses, is trying to lure users by offering cash incentives. One of those incentives is a 35% discount at the ...
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Courtesy of Microsoft: Pick up an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G ...
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AT&T Makes Wi-Fi Hot Spot Usage Much More Convenient with iPhone 3.0
MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors —
... that AT also announced a welcome piece of news for existing and future iPhone owners. AT now supports Wi-Fi "auto-authentication" in the 3.0 firmware. While iPhone customers have had free access to over 20,000 AT Wi-Fi hotspots, accessing them required a somewhat cumbersome two-step authentication process using SMS. The new system will eliminate these steps altogether: Auto-authentication allows iPhone users to seamlessly switch from AT s 3G network to an AT Wi-Fi Hot Spot without being prompted. AT customers with qualifying iPhone data plans have unlimited access to ...
AT&T Wi-Fi auto-authentication available on iPhone OS 3.0
iPhone Atlas —
... AT&T; has announced a new AT&T; Wi-Fi hot spot feature: support for auto-authentication on iPhone OS 3.0 for faster automatic connections. This is good news for iPhone users who, while they have had ...
AT&T makes it easier for iPhone OS 3.0 users to use WiFi Hot Spots
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Wireless, Odds and ends, Internet, iPhone
Among the many wonderful (and sometimes frustrating) new features of iPhone OS 3.0 was one that was announced today by AT&T. The company nows support auto-authentication for 3.0 users who are connecting to AT&T WiFi Hot Spots. While the Hot Spots ...
AT&T Announces 3.0 Users No Longer Need To Sign In To AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspots
iPhone Alley - RSS —
AT&T revealed a minor but pleasant surprise coming with the iPhone OS 3.0 software. They announced that all 20,000+ of their Wi-Fi hotspots in the U.S. will support auto-authentication, letting them skip the authentication process. That means that as of today, instead of having to sign in, your iPhone will automatically switch from 3G to Wi-Fi when you're at an AT&T hotspot. The hotspots are free to use on your iPhone for anyone with an unlimited data plan.
AT&T Blogger Guy: iPhone 3.0 Will Auto-Authenticate Wi-Fi Hotspots
iSmashPhone —
It's the return of Seth the AT&T Blogger Guy, enjoying an overpriced cup of Starbucks, with news that iPhone 3.0 now supports auto-authentification of Wi-Fi at any of the thousands of AT&T hotspots. Just log in once, and your iPhone will automatically find and connect to Wi-Fi on subsequent caffeine runs. (Does this guy have the best job in the world or what?) more after the fold It also means that existing App Store programs like AutoWiFi -- which performed the same function for US$1.99 -- are now about to go the way of the dodo, joining our ...
Using AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots on the iPhone
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Wireless, How-tos, iPhoneWith the recent discussion surrounding the changes to AT&T's Wi-Fi Hot Spot authentication for iPhone users, I realized that I have never actually used their service, although my wife and I can be found in one of the nine Salt Lake City area Barnes and Noble stores at least one day out of the week. Given that every one of the local stores offers the hot spots, you would think I would have already tried it out, but I had the "Ask to join networks" option turned off on my first-gen iPhone, and so I hadn't been reminded that the network was available, which would ...
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