Some iPhone users on AT&T are noticing a pleasant surprise the last few days, free access to AT&T wireless hot spots using their iPhone. that applies to all popular AT&T hot spot areas, such as Starbucks and Barnes & Noble. It seems only iPhone customers are getting the free WiFi love from AT&T, but hey it is still better than AT&T charging everyone.

When you connect to an AT&T wireless hot spot from your iPhone, you will be taken to a special screen only accessible from an iPhone (unless you fake the user agent string). You will next be prompted to enter in your phone number on the page. The number is soon after validated against AT&T’s records, and whether it checks

out to be an iPhone, thereupon viola you are now using free AT&T WiFi.

There is of course some things that need to be noted. First off, that is not an iPhone thing, it is an AT&T thing. Meaning that unlocked iPhone in your pocket is not going to be able to do that. However, whether you do have the iPhone on another carrier and have your buddies iPhone number on AT&T, next you are in. On that note, whether you know a valid AT&T iPhone number, you can fake the user agent on a laptop, and access the WiFi as well, but obviously iPhone Buzz don’t condone “stealing” WiFi.

[Via MacRumors]

Original post by Chase Higgins