Keep Boingo or not?
Jul 22, 2009 | 4:05 pm
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Keep Boingo or not?
As some of you know I now have ATT Uverse, which I think allows me access to ATT Wifi-spots in Starbucks/McDonald's, etc, but not necessarily at airports etc.
Up to now I've had Boingo on the $9.95/mth forever plan offer they did last year (thanks to FT for the heads-up on that). Boingo definitely came in handy for the month that I was homeless and waiting to get into my new place, as I could access it at the local coffee shop, and there are airports like ORD etc that I use it at. Plus when I'm overseas if I need to use it it comes in handy (dif fees apply).
But now that I think I get the ATT wifi free, trying to decide whether it's worth it to keep Boingo. Any thoughts?
Cheers.
Up to now I've had Boingo on the $9.95/mth forever plan offer they did last year (thanks to FT for the heads-up on that). Boingo definitely came in handy for the month that I was homeless and waiting to get into my new place, as I could access it at the local coffee shop, and there are airports like ORD etc that I use it at. Plus when I'm overseas if I need to use it it comes in handy (dif fees apply).
But now that I think I get the ATT wifi free, trying to decide whether it's worth it to keep Boingo. Any thoughts?
Cheers.
Jul 22, 2009 | 7:51 pm
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AT&T is great where they have coverage. I get it from my DSL account with them. But it's only useful where they have AT&T (which is a lot of places) but not everywhere. There are other times you may want to get online and can't use the AT&T.
Only you can say if it's worth it or not. But look at it this way. Even if you use it just once a month someplace, it's less expensive then having to get a daily pass to get online.
I would keep it for a few months, if you are not using it at all then get rid of it, but if you are you know it's all worth it.
Only you can say if it's worth it or not. But look at it this way. Even if you use it just once a month someplace, it's less expensive then having to get a daily pass to get online.
I would keep it for a few months, if you are not using it at all then get rid of it, but if you are you know it's all worth it.
Jul 22, 2009 | 8:08 pm
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I also have AT&T and find that my choices are limited with a wide range of travel destinations and would recommend keeping the Boingo service if you travel frequently.
Jul 22, 2009 | 10:01 pm
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Basic versus Premier
Sharon,
It's important to distinguish between AT&T Wifi "Basic" and "Premier". Have a look at the AT&T Wifi page. As an AT&T customer, I also get Basic for free and it isn't all that useful. However, AT&T customers can buy Premier for $10 a month; it has domestic + int'l + roaming coverage. For me, Premier is better than Boingo Limited ($10/month). For international, I've had surprisingly good luck with Premier, but I think Boingo Global ($60/ month) is better.
It's important to distinguish between AT&T Wifi "Basic" and "Premier". Have a look at the AT&T Wifi page. As an AT&T customer, I also get Basic for free and it isn't all that useful. However, AT&T customers can buy Premier for $10 a month; it has domestic + int'l + roaming coverage. For me, Premier is better than Boingo Limited ($10/month). For international, I've had surprisingly good luck with Premier, but I think Boingo Global ($60/ month) is better.
Jul 23, 2009 | 7:54 am
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Sharon,
It's important to distinguish between AT&T Wifi "Basic" and "Premier". Have a look at the AT&T Wifi page. As an AT&T customer, I also get Basic for free and it isn't all that useful. However, AT&T customers can buy Premier for $10 a month; it has domestic + int'l + roaming coverage. For me, Premier is better than Boingo Limited ($10/month). For international, I've had surprisingly good luck with Premier, but I think Boingo Global ($60/ month) is better.
It's important to distinguish between AT&T Wifi "Basic" and "Premier". Have a look at the AT&T Wifi page. As an AT&T customer, I also get Basic for free and it isn't all that useful. However, AT&T customers can buy Premier for $10 a month; it has domestic + int'l + roaming coverage. For me, Premier is better than Boingo Limited ($10/month). For international, I've had surprisingly good luck with Premier, but I think Boingo Global ($60/ month) is better.
Cheers.
Jul 23, 2009 | 8:19 am
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Wow...I had no idea that we get free Starbucks/McDonald's access since we have AT&T U-Verse.
Glad I opened this thread!
Now to figure out how to login at those places... I assume I have some sort of AT&T customer or billing ID somewhere... Guess I might want to actually look at my bill for a change.
At an airport, I can tether my Palm Pre. (Finally - there's a published SDK and a couple of nice homebrew apps that enable tethering.) But I'd rather use WiFi for the faster speeds where it's available....plus, Sprint sends out nastygrams to people they think are tethering *too* much - more than a few gigs a month...
Glad I opened this thread!
Now to figure out how to login at those places... I assume I have some sort of AT&T customer or billing ID somewhere... Guess I might want to actually look at my bill for a change.
At an airport, I can tether my Palm Pre. (Finally - there's a published SDK and a couple of nice homebrew apps that enable tethering.) But I'd rather use WiFi for the faster speeds where it's available....plus, Sprint sends out nastygrams to people they think are tethering *too* much - more than a few gigs a month...
Aug 7, 2009 | 6:18 pm
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Roaming Charges?
Despite looking at the AT&T website, I cannot determine if the Premier Plan includes international roaming without per minute roaming surcharges. Can anyone confirm that the Premier Plan allows unlimited use overseas without additional charges? Thanks.
Aug 7, 2009 | 11:19 pm
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I have used the Premier plan in Italy and the U.K. and have never incurred a usage charge.
Sep 8, 2009 | 12:32 pm
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Just as fyi - I was going to sign up for ATT Premier for the customer pricing, but they discontinued the customer pricing 8 months ago. So current or new customer it's $19.95/mth. They did confirm no surcharges overseas. I forgot to ask if ATT had a limit on minutes/month.
Also, Boingo's global $59 covers 2,000minutes/mth, which is basically 33 hours, which is basically 1/hour day/mth. Seems like if someone was overseas & online a lot, wouldn't take much to get through that - at least if they're surfing FT
Cheers.
Also, Boingo's global $59 covers 2,000minutes/mth, which is basically 33 hours, which is basically 1/hour day/mth. Seems like if someone was overseas & online a lot, wouldn't take much to get through that - at least if they're surfing FT
Cheers.