On May 8, 1:56*pm, iPhone News <inva...@nospam.net> wrote:
> After the unusual situation where iPhones suddenly gained free access to
> Wi-Fi in certain AT&T-hosted hotspot locations, and were shortly
> disabled, AT&T has finally resolved the situation.
>
> The company recently posted on their iPhone webpage under the "Plans"
> tab that all iPhone plans now include access to their "more than 17,000
> Wi-Fi hotspots, including Starbucks all for use in the U.S."
>
> You can get a list of all the hotspots that now have included iPhone
> access at AT&T's website here, located under "plans".
>
> AT&T has yet to actually make an official announcement on the new
> service, but it would it would be safe to assume that they will be
> shortly.

iPhone Data Only = iTablet?

Personally I suspect that Apple will soon release a superior internet
mini device that is a glorified iPod Touch with the data portion only
of GSM network and WiFi. This would be an Apple iTablet/iPod. For
twenty or thirty dollars you will have unlimited 3G data access to the
Internet through AT&T and also full use of their WIFI sites. There
will be no phone capabilty in this tablet. This will give both AT&T a
new revenue stream and capture customers who are locked into Verizon
and Sprint with their cellphones but who lust after the neat
capabilites in an Apple Touch device. I doubt they would allow
tethering for that price. There probably will be no camera so some
business and secure government sites would have no problems with this
as a business tool.

Apple sales (and stock) will explode if that is their still secret
plan. Sprint WiMax plans may implode if AT&T trumps them with this and
Sprint doesn't have a device similar to the iTablet.



It may come about this summer since multiple "iPhone" devices are
rummored to be ready for release.