Boingo Launches Worldwide Wi-Fi Service For Mobile Phones
Posted by Jack Cook on 02/12/07 in Wifi / Bluetooth
Boingo Mobile Gives Wi-Fi Device and Dual Mode Phone Users Unlimited Wi-Fi Access at Tens of Thousands of Hot Spots across the Globe for Only $7.95 per Month.
Boingo Wireless Inc. today announced Boingo Mobile, the first global Wi-Fi Internet service designed for Wi-Fi enabled mobile phones and devices. Boingo Mobile lets users enjoy the Internet capabilities built into their
handsets over true broadband speeds in Boingo¹s hot spots around the world. For a monthly flat rate of USD $7.95, Boingo Mobile subscribers get high-speed Internet access where they need it the most airports, hotels, restaurants and convention centers worldwide.
The Boingo Mobile software a free download that enables automatic
connection and roaming authentication to more than 150 different Wi-Fi
network operators around the world is currently available for Windows
Mobile 5.0-based Smartphones or Pocket PC devices. Users can check the
compatibility of their device and download the Boingo Mobile software from
http://mobile.boingo.com/download/.
“Wi-Fi enabled phones just became a whole lot more useful,” said Tim
Farrell, Boingo vice president for product management & professional
services. “With the worldwide access of Boingo Mobile, subscribers can use
their phones for the applications that make them more productive, let them
stay in touch or just have a little more fun.”
Boingo Mobile subscribers can use the Wi-Fi access for all Internet-enabled
services and applications they have on their phones making calls with
wireless VoIP, receiving push email, sending SMS messages, watching online
news or video, performing photo or video uploads and downloads, searching
the Internet, accessing Intranet services, as well as other network-based
uses.
The service is easy to set up and delivers instant connectivity at tens of
thousands of hot spots in more than 60 countries around the globe including
France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the
United Kingdom and the United States.
The new Boingo Mobile service is also currently available to users of
Belkin¹s Wi-Fi Phone for Skype. In a separate announcement today, the
company announced a demonstration at the Forum Nokia PRO booth at 3GSM that will showcase the company¹s Symbian-based S60 phones using Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi access.
Boingo anticipates additional Wi-Fi enabled devices ‹ mobile/cellular
handsets, VoIP phones, mobile gaming consoles, MP3 players and digital
cameras ‹ will be available with integrated Boingo Mobile service in the
near future.
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