AT&T wifi free-for-all?
May 2nd 2008
Yesterday, IGM reported that AT&T has begun offering free wifi access for iPhone users nationwide--discover the network, input your iPhone's 10-digit number and you're good to go.
However, the good news doesn't end there.
Mac Rumors forum poster "ntrigue" has done the leg work and found that a simple Safari tweak and a valid iPhone number is all anyone needs to get "free" AT&T wifi access using a laptop.
01 Navigate in Safari to Preferences > Advanced and at the bottom check "Show Develop menu in menu bar"
02 Develop Menu > User Agent > Mobile Safari 1.1.3 - iPhone
03 Discover the network, input your phone number
04 Enjoy!
Of course, the hard part for people that don't have an iPhone is getting a valid number.
But what's a 10-digit number between friends? I suspect there will be an online database of useable numbers very, very soon. Perhaps Serial Box will even start listing them.
After all, it's just an activation code, right?
