http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/ Engadget Comments for AT&T offers free WiFi to Southern California residents affected by wildfires http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/
Signs a five year contract and buys an iPhone with their special ATT Visa]]>Oct 29th 2007 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/
1. Family loses everything they own in fire (including a piece of equipment they rent from evil giant company.

2. Evil giant company tells family they owe $300 and no, they can't have more time to pay the bill; no, they can't at least wait until insurance check comes in. Said $300 bill needs to be paid promptly if family doesn't want to face DIRE CONSEQUENCES.

3. Story gets some press. Evil company gets tons of calls, emails, etc.

4. Evil company, in an attempt to massage some good PR out of their evilness, offers free service to those affected.



Seriously. Fuck AT&T.]]>Oct 29th 2007 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/
Besides my PC, I prefer to keep my surroundings quite minimalist.]]>Oct 29th 2007 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/
Not very convenient at all. As well, if you are an ATT DSL or dialup customer, it is free anyway.]]>Oct 29th 2007 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 30th 2007 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/]]>Oct 29th 2007 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/
AT&T has and will always be a first repsonder in all disasters. seems like any time a company tries to do the right thing they get lambasted for trying to play pr moves.

the bad press regarding the rented equipment is a bunch of hot air. you know the call center agents aren't assigned the authority to make calls like that, it takes time for authorizations and such to move downhill to the billing side of the house in ANY company. ]]>Oct 29th 2007 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/atandt-offers-free-wifi-to-southern-california-residents-affected/Oct 29th 2007 7:15PM