AT&T Launches Wi-Fi "Hotzone" Prototype in Times Square
AT&T Launches Wi-Fi "Hotzone" Prototype in Times Square
Posted 05/26/2010 at 5:39am
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AT&T has kicked off a pilot Wi-Fi program in New York City's Times Square that will provide a large outdoor hotspot zone that AT&T users can access with their smartphones, laptops, netbooks, and other Wi-Fi enabled devices. The "hotzone" is a pilot deployment designed to explore the use of Wi-Fi in areas with high 3G traffic and mobile data use, AT&T said.
"Whether they're emailing photos and videos to friends back home, downloading a restaurant review, or ordering discount Broadway tickets online, people in Times Square want the mobile broadband connection that lets them get the most done in the least amount of time," said John Donovan, AT&T chief technology officer. "With this pilot AT&T Wi-Fi hotzone, we're examining new ways to combine our Wi-Fi and 3G networks to help ensure that AT&T customers in Times Square always have a fast mobile broadband connection to do what matters most to them. It's another example of how AT&T is exploring the ideal blend of technologies to maximize the mobile experience for our customers in New York City."
Depending on the results of the pilot location, AT&T said it might deploy additional hotzones in other areas across the country. The one in Times Square is available at no additional charge for some 32 million AT&T customers with qualifying smartphone, 3G LaptopConnect, and AT&T HIgh Speed Internet plans.
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lostcause64
May 26, 2010 at 7:34am
I really like this idea! Just think, getting that many people in one spot dropping calls and connections at once should cause a mob scene that might finally finish off AT&T once and for all!
John
Have you ever wondered why intelligence can normally be found in an individual, but runs screaming in terror from a group? Though, there are exceptions...
aviaggio
May 26, 2010 at 6:41am
Translation: Because our NYC cell service sucks balls we're going to give you a free hotspot so you can actually use the device you pay $60-$100 a month for.
The Addictor
May 26, 2010 at 7:12am
Yes, but only within this 2 block radius! We hope that this *small* appreciation for your business makes us look like a better company than we really are, and hope that one day, our iPhone monopolistic and horrible portable web surfing software products, and inability to listen to customers about bait-and-switch and software problems with common phones such as the LG Arena, you too will lock yourself into a 2 year expensive-to-break contract with us. But don't expect us to update firmware often enough, nor with what you actually need updated, because we're too big of a company to listen to you little guys when you say there are actual problems with the software. Again, we thank you for your business. Now, please bend over to receive your complimentary a-list for bumping upto 1400 minutes, which now you won't even use the lower 700 minutes tier because your top 10 clears out all of those minutes you normally would have used, and when you roll-over, you'll have so many minutes crammed up your a-list, you'll go running to Verizon in a fit of lunacy wondering why you didn't switch earlier! Happy surfing!
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