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AT&T DSL subscriber? Get ready for free Wi-Fi

at&t free wifiIt only seems to make sense, why not get free Wi-Fi access to the over 10,000 hot spots AT&T runs if you currently subscribe to DSL?

AT&T is rolling out the free Wi-Fi to subscribers of the 3 megabit per second or higher. The lower service subscribers still get stuck with a $1.99 fee for unlimited Wi-Fi access. Why not just allow all AT&T subscribers to get this as an added benefit to being a customer?

AT&T has been expanding its 2.5G and 3G cell networks, but is seeing a place for expansion into the Wi-Fi market as it evident with Apple's iPhone. Data downloads on a 2.5G network peak at about 200 KB, and hooking onto their Wi-Fi networks can see data downloads hit broadband speeds.

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