Comments on: iPhone Users: Despite Rumors, AT&T Wi-Fi Not Live

By: Go Go Gadget » Will free AT&T WiFi at Starbucks ever come true?

Go Go Gadget » Will free AT&T WiFi at Starbucks ever come true? — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:46:14 +0000

[...] quickly reversed itself, with a company rep telling Om Malik in July that: We have not made any announcement regarding free Wi-Fi and iPhone. The webpage was [...]

By: DailyWireless » Blog Archive » Friday Links: iPhone Again

DailyWireless » Blog Archive » Friday Links: iPhone Again — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:13:59 +0000

[...] Wi-Fi for iPhones? Yea, still not active. At all. Gigaom lays out several of the rumors and mishaps here. Wi-Fi Networking News says AT&T is just a bit [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:06:05 +0000

There is a misspelling above; Britney Spears spells her name “Britney,” not “Brittany.”

By: Failure to Launch: AT&T’s favorite movie? » VentureBeat

Failure to Launch: AT&T’s favorite movie? » VentureBeat — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:22:14 +0000

[...] problem? The page was put up in error, as AT&T told GigaOM: We have not made any announcement regarding free Wi-Fi and iPhone. The webpage was posted in error [...]

By: LiveCrunch

LiveCrunch — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:03:36 +0000

Nice one, thanks for the info ill update my post mate!

By: Tom Fakes

Tom Fakes — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:50:51 +0000

The iPhone rollout is smooth compared to the Facebook profile update they have been pushing out all week.

For App developers, they are still documenting APIs that they haven't implemented yet for a beta that was to start last Monday. The existing API is failing for all apps quite frequently.

It feels like management has a deadline and the code goes live whether it's ready or not (and it isn't!).

By: Search Engine Optimization Journal

Search Engine Optimization Journal — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:49:10 +0000

Ah, the AT&T/iPhone debacle just keeps growing. It’s like we’re hearing about problems with them as much as the Yahoo/MSN soap opera.

By: iPhone Users: AT&T and Free WiFi is Not Yet Live | SolSie.com

iPhone Users: AT&T and Free WiFi is Not Yet Live | SolSie.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:10:49 +0000

[...] Om Malik just got an email from AT&T spokespeople in response to his question about the veracity of the news: [...]

By: Rumor Smashed: AT&T Free Wi-Fi for iPhones Isn’t Live Yet

Rumor Smashed: AT&T Free Wi-Fi for iPhones Isn’t Live Yet — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:12:29 +0000

[...] you just make up your mind then? [GigaOm] addthis_url = [...]

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:03:31 +0000

AT&Tease :-)

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:41:22 +0000

@john,

thanks for reminding me about the brief release - i totally blanked out on that little episode there. just updated the post. thanks to you.

By: John

John — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:37:14 +0000

To be fair, they did release Wi-Fi access briefly, but it was abused. I would guess at the moment they're looking for a more secure way to make sure people don't use their iPhone number from their laptops.

Hopefully, they'll think about their data plan customers with other devices, like the Nokia N95 I'm using to write this comment!

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:16:08 +0000

At this point, the only thing I can do about this iPhone AT&T WiFi debacle is put on a long brown robe, wave my hand in the air and say “These aren’t the hotspots you’re looking for…” in my best Jedi impression. It’s just getting silly that not once, but twice has AT&T’s own website indicated this is a live service. A company’s website is essentially the face of the company these days… especially when it’s a company that offers technical products. ;)

By: Ricky Cadden

Ricky Cadden — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:07:10 +0000

I’ve been using AT&T as a dumb pipe for my Nokia S60-powered smartphones for years now, and am constantly glad that I don’t try to let them offer me much else.

This is what, the 3-4th time that they’ve had something published on their site (I covered the same story this morning on MobileBurn.com (http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=4963) and then retracted it later, with little explanation.

Ok, AT&T – either you are, or you aren’t going to offer free WiFi for your iPhone customers. If you’re not going to, say so – once and for all. If you’re working on it, say that. Flip flopping back and forth is nothing short of embarassing, in my opinion.