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iPhone App Makes Logging On to Free AT&T Wi-Fi Not Suck [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo — All iPhone users get free AT&T; Wi-Fi, hurray. But the text-message-based access system makes it a pain in the ass to log onto. Enter Easy Wi-Fi for AT&T;, an app that makes it, well, easy. When you fire up the app for the first time, you just enter your number. After that, when you hit an AT&T; Wi-Fi hotspot, like at Harbucks, you just mash a giant button to log in, no hassle required. Ars says Devicescape is planning more automated connection apps for other operators, AT&T; is just the first, thanks to the "approval store nightmare." It's free until Friday, then it jumps ...

iPhone app takes the SMSing out of logging into AT&T free Wi-Fi
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... to AT&T;, which registers your phone and allows you to connect on the network. Devicescape's Easy Wi-Fi for AT&T; simply asks you for your number once and then sends that text message for you with just one click. The only problem is the price: $1.99 is hardly steep, but it really does seem like free app functionality... most ideally, free app functionality supplied by AT&T; themselves, who should have made the whole system less convoluted in the first place. Easy Wi-Fi for AT&T; [iTunes via Ars Technica]

iPhone App Unlocks AT&T WiFi Hassles
GEARFUSE — [image] If you’ve got an iPhone , you’re probably aware that AT&T has given you access to a bunch of free WiFi hotspots around the country. Problem is, you’ve got to go through a draconian login process to collect your free Internet. Ya know, the one where you have to SMS back and forth with AT&T like a couple of sophomores at a coatillion. Not any more. Fire up Easy Wi-Fi for AT&T from Devicescape, enter your AT&T number and login. That’s all it takes. It’ll cost you $1.99 but until Friday, it’s free. Click the link below to bring it up in iTunes. Link [ via ]