Coming soon to the USA?

T-Mobile bundles Wi-Fi with Web 'n Walk
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/09/t_mobile_bundling_wi_fi/>

T-Mobile customers signing up to Web 'n Walk Plus (or Max) will get
free access to the operator's 39,000 hot spots from January. So for
£12.50 a month users can get 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, and be
allowed to use instant messaging too...

Web 'n Walk is already one of the more attractive options for users
wanting mobile internet access, though usage restrictions on the
basic service limit it to general web browsing. The Plus, and Max,
services offer a higher fair-use level and permission to use instant
messaging and such like. Charging users again for T-Mobile-branded
Wi-Fi access always seemed harsh, even if it comes with truly
unlimited quantities of data.

Of course, 3G networks are expensive to run, and moving punters onto
Wi-Fi with cheap back-haul (over ADSL lines) should save T-Mobile
money. But that's only true if the users would have been using their
data connections anyway, so offering it as an addition to Web 'n Walk
makes sense.

Users get faster connections, while T-Mobile saves money - the
wonders that convergence can bring! As long as punters don't start
using the service for VoIP - that would still be against the terms
and conditions.

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