Comments on: Verizon Offers Boingo Wi-Fi — Macs Need Not Apply

By: John

John — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:27:39 +0000

Increasingly, Boingo is looking like a scam. I just got back from Newark Liberty, and only wanted the one hour, but they only offered the recurring monthly (not even a one month only). Sadly in most airports, its the only scam in town.

By: david

david — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:52:04 +0000

stupidity by their marketing department- macs take a large portion of the premium laptop market

just the kind of people who are crazy enough to pay extra for the premium fios services

and exactly the type of people who will get pissed on finding out they cant access at their $10 expresso coffee shops, while the snotty nosed $200 netbook next to them can

By: Luis

Luis — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:11:34 +0000

BTW, I tried W7 64-bit and it didn;t work either. No surprise…

By: Travis

Travis — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:21:22 +0000

Thank you Kevin.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:08:12 +0000

Travis, hit up the “minimum home service plan” link in the post from a Windows PC. From there, you sign in to Verizon’s site so they can check your eligibility and offer you the software to access Boingo hotspots.

By: Virtuous

Virtuous — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:37:04 +0000

Verizon still doesn’t allow Wifi on most of its smartphones!

By: Lou

Lou — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:44:28 +0000

The boingo software just makes it easier for you to log in on the PC/iphone/etc so other than it not being as convenient, how does it prevent you from using your mac? Can’t you just join the SSID and authenticate via the web page?

By: Travis

Travis — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:43:57 +0000

I just spent an hour (wasted) on the phone with Verizon CS (India) and they didn’t have a clue as to what I was talking about.

How does one access the free Boingo hotspot WiFi?

By: Richard Garrett

Richard Garrett — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:00:48 +0000

Your insult aside (ouch!) my thought is that VZW and Apple might enter into an exclusive relationship which requires that to the extent each controls/enables network access via their respective platforms, it will only be through the other’s platform. In other words, an Apple device which is designed to access the web through the VZW network will not be permitted to access via the Boingo/VZW arrangement. VZW’s revenue stream is thus more assured – a requisite if they are to help subsidize the purchase of the Apple device. And to expand a bit, my guess is the Apple device will be both LTE and WiFi capable. Otherwise, my theory – while thoughtful – would be quite in error. One more wrinkle, since you have me thinking — does Verizon have a monolithic approach to this? Does the side of the business that offers FIOS really care about the wireless side? Who knows, herrbutzie, maybe you’re right. The fun is in the guessing.

By: herrbutzie

herrbutzie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:25:00 +0000

Verizon’s deal with Boingo’s wireless network DOES NOT SUPPORT Macs so how did you get to the idea that this suggested to you that the Apple/VZw rumours are true. To me and any thinking person it would disprove it.