AT&T Laptop Users Get Free Wi-Fi

May 21, 2008 2:02 p.m. EST

Ed Sutherland - AHN Editor

New York, NY (AHN) - AT&T unveiled plans to offer free Wi-Fi service for some laptop users. Subscribers to the company's LaptopConnect service will receive a computer alert when their wireless computer is near an AT&T hotspot.

Nationally, AT&T has more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, nearly half at Starbucks, the coffee shop chain.

When not near an AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot, LaptopConnect subscribers can connect via the company's 3G network.

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