Nokia & Sony: Free WiFi for Webtablets
EarthLink is offering FREE internet service for Nokia N800 users on EarthLink’s municipal Wi-Fi networks until January 1st, 2008.
The EarthLink Wi-Fi network is currently available in the following cities:
The $400 Nokia N800 web tablet (review) allows portable web browsing and email access. The Devicescape service also automates logins to enable your web tablet to connect automatically to all of your favorite hotspots.
Meanwhile, T-Mobile and Sony are offering free Wi-Fi access for six months from more than 7,000 T-Mobile Hotspot locations using Sony’s PlayStation Portable.
The $200 PSP needs Sony’s 3.30 firmware update. After that, you can to sign on to T-Mobile’s WiFi network and play games, surf the Internet, download movies or music, and chat.
You must log into the T-Mobile Hotspot network by March 28, 2008 (a year from now) to take advantage of the six month promotional period. Once the six months expire, PSP users will be able to purchase a Hotspot subscription at a “special rate,” although no details of the pricing plans have been announced.
Sony Mylo users also get free access to T-Mobile WiFi for a year.
The new firmware also provides 720 x 480, 352 x 480 and 480 x 272 playback resolutions of MPEG-4 AVA (H.264) video and improves loading speed.
Original Source: dailywireless.org
