[Crystal Eitle]

http://news.com.com/2100-1039_3-1020019.html

In an effort to get more people using WiFi with their PDAs, Microsoft has teamed up with three WiFi service providers to offer free WiFi service for one month to anyone who purchases a PDA or any other mobile device using the new Windows Mobile 2003 operating system.

"According to a promotion introduced Monday, anyone who buys a PDA (personal digital assistant) or other device that uses Microsoft's Windows Mobile software will get a free month of hot spot surfing from T-Mobile, Boingo Wireless and Wayport. Combined, the three wireless ISPs (Internet service providers) have about 3,500 hot spot locations--areas where Wi-Fi wireless networks deliver pay-as-you-surf Web access. Microsoft thinks the deal will help boost sales of devices that use its new mobile software, which includes a "sniffer" that automatically locates a hot spot and readies a Pocket PC to log on. Boingo Wireless unveiled a new version of its sniffer for PDAs on Monday. 'This makes it easy for (PDA users) to try the service and realize the benefits of wireless computing,' Microsoft Vice President Juha Christensen said in a statement."

[Crystal Eitle]

http://news.com.com/2100-1039_3-1020019.html

In an effort to get more people using WiFi with their PDAs, Microsoft has teamed up with three WiFi service providers to offer free WiFi service for one month to anyone who purchases a PDA or any other mobile device using the new Windows Mobile 2003 operating system.

"According to a promotion introduced Monday, anyone who buys a PDA (personal digital assistant) or other device that uses Microsoft's Windows Mobile software will get a free month of hot spot surfing from T-Mobile, Boingo Wireless and Wayport. Combined, the three wireless ISPs (Internet service providers) have about 3,500 hot spot locations--areas where Wi-Fi wireless networks deliver pay-as-you-surf Web access. Microsoft thinks the deal will help boost sales of devices that use its new mobile software, which includes a "sniffer" that automatically locates a hot spot and readies a Pocket PC to log on. Boingo Wireless unveiled a new version of its sniffer for PDAs on Monday. 'This makes it easy for (PDA users) to try the service and realize the benefits of wireless computing,' Microsoft Vice President Juha Christensen said in a statement."

[medic119]

Tht'd be great if our WiFi card had PPC2003 support! :lol

[phanprod]

Anyone know of a url for a coverage map of these wifi hotspots? I'd love to see if it's worth playing around with in the suburban nyc area...

[ctmagnus]

Originally Posted by phanprod

Anyone know of a url for a coverage map of these wifi hotspots? I'd love to see if it's worth playing around with in the suburban nyc area...

Boingo and Wayport have theirs listed on their sites.

[tospappy]

I read one of the offers, it appears that you have to agree to a one year contract or month to month contract. Is this the case. A free month would be nice, but I don't want to agree to continue until after I know what I am agreeing to.