OneWorld iPhone/iPod App & Mobile Site
Nov 11, 2009, 9:25 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Tulsa, OK
Programs: AA Platinum & a bunch of hotel statuses
Posts: 200
thanks for helping me waste my afternoon
LOL, now I won't be at all productive
Nov 11, 2009, 9:28 am
#17
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Long Island, NY
Programs: AA-EXP, DL, Hyatt-Plat, HHonors Gold, SPG
Posts: 21
I am not certain if it's an AT&T benefit or an Apple benefit, but iPhones have free wifi service through any Starbucks location worldwide. Just browse for the right Starbucks ssid on your wifi list and iPhone should do the rest. This is helpful when traveling internationally. You can use the Skype app this way too.
Nov 11, 2009, 9:38 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 531
I am not certain if it's an AT&T benefit or an Apple benefit, but iPhones have free wifi service through any Starbucks location worldwide. Just browse for the right Starbucks ssid on your wifi list and iPhone should do the rest. This is helpful when traveling internationally. You can use the Skype app this way too.
Nov 11, 2009, 10:02 am
#19
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Posts: 6,769
I read about this too, but haven't had a chance to test it out. It's an AT&T thing for users with an iPhone data plan, or that's what I read.
Nov 11, 2009, 3:49 pm
#20
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NYC
Posts: 27,231
I am not certain if it's an AT&T benefit or an Apple benefit, but iPhones have free wifi service through any Starbucks location worldwide. Just browse for the right Starbucks ssid on your wifi list and iPhone should do the rest. This is helpful when traveling internationally. You can use the Skype app this way too.
Nov 11, 2009, 3:55 pm
#21
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: CMH
Programs: AA PLT, DL GLD, HHonors Diamond, Priority Club PLT, Hertz PC
Posts: 282
Nov 15, 2009, 8:46 am
#22
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Toronto
Programs: AC*50K, IHG Platinum, Accor Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 379
In Canada, you have to type in your starbucks refill card number and then your granted access (for any phone/computer). It's run by Bell.
Mar 31, 2010, 10:16 pm
#23
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 1999
Posts: 12,097
http://m.oneworld.com doesn't require any downloading and updating. From what I can tell, the app doesn't work offline, so it offers no benefits over the mobile site.
Oh, and as far as Starbucks and wi-fi: AT&T auto-authenticates iPhones with AT&T service on its Wi-Fi hotspots, SSID attwifi, and has nothing to do with Starbucks; however, all Starbucks in the US have AT&T Wi-Fi, as well as many McDonald's and hundreds of other locations as listed at http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=13540 (select "Basic"; "Premier" are roaming locations where the iPhone with an AT&T subscription is not authorized).
Oh, and as far as Starbucks and wi-fi: AT&T auto-authenticates iPhones with AT&T service on its Wi-Fi hotspots, SSID attwifi, and has nothing to do with Starbucks; however, all Starbucks in the US have AT&T Wi-Fi, as well as many McDonald's and hundreds of other locations as listed at http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=13540 (select "Basic"; "Premier" are roaming locations where the iPhone with an AT&T subscription is not authorized).
Last edited by hillrider; Mar 31, 2010 at 10:25 pm