How to get free wifi at Starbucks, courtesy AT&T
AT&T is giving away free wifi to iPhone users. Don’t have an iPhone yet? No worries. The geniuses at AT&T have set this system up so that authentication is done using HTTP headers. Specifically, free net access is given to any **user-agent** that identifies itself as **Mobile Safari**. Fortunately, User-agent is really easy to spoof.
Here’s a really easy way to do it.
1. Make sure Safari is installed (Windows users probably got it during a recent iTunes update)
2. Go to” Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced”
4. Make sure “Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar” is checked.
5. click X to close the popup
6. Go to “Develop -> User Agent -> Mobile Safari”
7. Go through the AT&T signup page, and you’re done.
Happy surfing, while it lasts!
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I had suspected you might be able to do something like this. Good to know it works!