Exclusive to Windows Vista users: Complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot access


Posted by Nick White on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:41 AM 17 Comments

 

Check it out -- an offer for Windows Vista users only. 

Take your mobile PC running Windows Vista to any North American T-Mobile HotSpot between 30th January and 30th April for a complimentary, blazing-fast broadband connection.  This offer actually goes live on Friday 26th and will not receive further promotion until January 30th, but I wanted readers of this blog to be the first to know, and to take advantage :)

Visit www.skysurprise.com for program details.  There you'll meet Yuri and Sergei, the cosmonauts, and to learn all about the new dance craze, "the cosmonaughty."  Then turn up the volume and dance!

 

Posted by danwygant


Cool.... When will you arrive at Tootsies (http://www.Tootsies.net) Orchid Lounge? Later this afternoon...

Here is the URL:

http://maps.live.com/?v=2&sp=Point.q0t42f7s1pq3_422%2520Broadway%252c%2520Nashville%252c%2520TN%252037203%252c%2520United%2520States___

Here is a bit of history from their site:

http://www.tootsies.net/history.asp

"Vista Expedition Landing Party"

about Tootsies:

this is the famous bar across from Ryman Auditorium ( http://www.ryman.com )

where the Grand Ole' Opry _used_ to be...

All of the Country Singers would go over and hang there before and after their acts in the Ryman - there are near infinite numbers of stories about Tootsies.

Dan.Wygant.org

 

Posted by Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition


The Windows Vista blog just announced a promotion that goes on from this Friday until April 30th. If

 

Posted by jchandler


I must make sure to go and check that out.

Josh Chandler

http://www.josh-chandler.blogspot.com

http://www.techoriphic.com

 

Posted by TechBlog


If Aero Glass, improved security, better performance via ReadyBoost & Superfetch, faster search and -- perhaps most importantly -- a revamped version of Solitaire aren't enough to get you to upgrade to Windows Vista, try this on for size: Free...

 

Posted by ascend slowly, breathing normally


Take your mobile PC running Windows Vista to any North American T-Mobile HotSpot between 30th January

 

Posted by JrzyShr Dev Guy


Starting next week, if you're running Vista on your laptop, you can get free wi-fi access at any T-Mobile

 

Posted by Martin Woodward


Over the next few months I'm going to be doing a bit of traveling to the US again, and this offer could not have come at a better time - free TMobile access from my Windows Vista Laptop - sweet! I'll post back...

 

Posted by theTechSage.com


The Windows Vista Team announced today that Windows Vista users would be able to take their PCs running

 

Posted by DraconPern


Hum.. it doesn't work (1/28).  The button on the skysurprise site doesn't take you to an account sign up page.  I am at a Starbucks (Lubbock, TX) and the t-mobile landing page doesn't mention anything about the Vista promotion.  I did manage to find the promotion on T-mobile's website (http://hotspot.t-mobile.com) *after* I signed up for the 1 day free trial.  After I got the account, I tried to logon to the hotspot with the new promotion account, but it just kept refreshing the same page over and over, seems like it's trying to figure out if the computer is Vista or not(https://service2.hotspot.t-mobil.com/home).  I am running Vista Ultimate, and yes it's genuine.  Now, I can't even logoff and log back in with a normal T-mobile hotspot account.  If they don't get this fixed by the 30th, it's going to be another botched promotion, at the national scale.  And who/where can I report Vista issues as an ISV partner?

 

Posted by CatoTheYounger


"If Aero Glass, improved security, better performance via ReadyBoost & Superfetch, faster search and -- perhaps most importantly -- a revamped version of Solitaire aren't enough to get you to upgrade to Windows Vista, try this on for size: Free.."

and if draconian digital rights management, forcing consumers into the big boys security camp, and forced hardware upgrades aren't enough to make you run away screaming you can look forward to getting in bed with a corporation that likes to pull a fast one on you whenever they feel like it.

http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html

http://www.uninformed.org/?v=3&a=3

http://computerworld.com.my/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=4309&pubid=4&issueid=106

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2173632/researchers-say-vista-prone

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2086423,00.asp

your quite the cheerleader

Buy Vista put a cop on your box

Vista delenda est

 

Posted by DraconPern


Hum... did my comment get deleted?

 

Posted by Richard Sprague WebLog


Cool, if you are running Vista on your laptop, T-Mobile internet access is free for the next 90 days.

 

Posted by Richard Sprague WebLog


Cool, if you are running Vista on your laptop, T-Mobile internet access is free for the next 90 days.

 

Posted by Michael_Moor


Hey "Nick White",thx for share

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http://www.dl4all.com

 

Posted by Sebastian_Foss


Is this free hotspot offer also available in germany ?

Sebastian

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http://www.sebastianfoss.com

http://www.etrinity.com

 

Posted by Nick White


Hey Sebastian_Foss:  I'm afraid this offer is only available in North America.

 

Posted by Windows Vista Team Blog


I wanted to share a great email I just received from my colleague Greg Amrofell, Windows Vista Sr. Product

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