Boingo, already one of the world’s largest providers of wifi hotspot services is hitting AT&T where it lives…or at least where it gets its coffee.
Boingo announced in an e-newsletter to customers that it will be expanding its service into Starbucks restaurants across the United States:
We’ll be adding Starbucks® locations market by market, but I’m excited to announce that you can already use your Boingo account at Starbucks® locations throughout the greater San Antonio, TX area. In the coming months, we’ll announce new markets via email and in this newsletter, with the expectation that all US-based Starbucks® will be online by the end of 2008.
In addition, Boingo announced that iPhone owners will get 15 minutes of free access in selected major airports after agreeing to watch a 15 second ad. iPhones get the red carpet treatment first, followed by Nokia smartphones and Internet tablets, Windows Mobile devices and Sony Ericsson dual-mode phones in the coming weeks.
Boingo’s unlimited plans in the U.S. start at $21.95/mo with no contract obligation.
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