“For iPhone users alone, the number of Wi-Fi connections tripled in June following the new software release, an AT&T spokesperson told AppleInsider,” Oliver reports.
“In June, coinciding with the release of iPhone 3.0, free auto-authentication for iPhones on AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots was enabled… Since the start of 2009, the company’s Wi-Fi network authentication capacity has quadrupled, in anticipation of the influx of iPhone users. Since July of last year, the number of Wi-Fi hotspots has expanded from 17,000 to 20,000,” Oliver reports.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “James W.” for the heads up.]
Hopefully, with more people now using Wi-fi, as a result, ATT’s wireless signal will become more stable.
It’s been fine for me, for the most part, but there is the ocassional hiccup.
does anyone know if this includes iPod touch users?
The wifi access was one of the few nice benefits of AT&T;’s service, I used it often enough before, but I’m happier without that “EasyWiFi” app.
Now, I’d like to see AT&T;provide wifi in all major airports; it works well enough at IAD, but I can’t count on it anywhere else.
@mozzy
I wouldn’t be surprised if AT&T didn’t make the distinction and sees all Apple devices as iPhones.
Hopefully applications that are cellular-unfriendly (e.g. Google Voice) can now get approval for WiFi-only use.