Wi Fi hot spots.

I'd like to know why Verizon doesn't supply Wi-Fi hot spots for their internet subscribers like the other service providers do, oh , like, Comcast, Optimum On Line, Time Warner Cable, Cox Cable, to name a few?
Sincerely,
Not Happy!

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Hubrisnxs

Rejoice Brother!

William Yang: Verizon Wi-Fi for All Devices: Mac, Linux .

www.verizon.com/wifi

FAQs for Verizon FiOS users

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Hubrisnxs

Rejoice Brother!

William Yang: Verizon Wi-Fi for All Devices: Mac, Linux .

www.verizon.com/wifi

FAQs for Verizon FiOS users

Johnnyice

Sorry Mr. Yang but you are wrong. There is no support for iOS devices. My opinion of my FIOS service was one of, its fantastic! Great picture on my TV, more hi def channels than comcast, phone works, Internet was just as good. But I have to say that this Wi-Fi hot spot policy that Verizon has is real bush league! Comcast has Verizon beat, hands down in the Wi-Fi hot spot area of service for their customers. There's no software to download, no signing up with special names and passwords, you just use your Comcast user name and that's it. Shame on you Verizon. I feel like I'm being short changed here because I choose to use iOS devices instead of windows crap. It's not fare that I pay the same money as a laptop user yet I don't get Wi-Fi access like they do!
Still Not Happy!!
John.

Hubrisnxs

Verizon Broadband Customers Get Free Boingo Wi-Fi

gizmodo.com/.../verizon-broadband-customers-get-free-boingo...

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by Matt Buchanan - Jul 27, 2009 - Verizon's now giving free Wi-Fi access at Boingo hotspots to Verizon broadband subscribers—current FiOS customers with at least 20Mbps ...

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Oct 6, 2012 - The Apple OS X Wifi driver of course can access Boingo, but then you ... If you have a Verizon Wireless cell-phone account with MiFi, MiFi is ...

Duncan-H Nov 10, 2012 2:13 PM
in response to Googleperplexed | This solved my question

I am logged in on Boingo at Newark Airport, using verozon wifi

I selected roaming login as Verizon Business

I added "@verizon.net" to my verizon wifi username

!gave my verizon wifi password,

and all worked as in William Yang's instructions.

MFfan310: A few points to clarify here.

Windows Only

Completely false. You don't need any software to connect to their hotspots and even if you wanted to use the optional software they provide, they have a version for Mac OS X.

Software Download to Access Hotspots

You don't have to download anything to access the hotspots. Boingo has a program that simply makes connecting to the different hotspots easier.

No Support for Win7

They aren't supporting this yet because IT HASN'T BEEN RELEASED FOR PURCHASE to the general public. I'm sure come October when people can buy Windows 7 they'll support that OS too.

No Support for Mobile Devices with Wi-Fi

Again, you don't need any software to connect, I can access their hotspots fine with my iPhone and I do believe that falls into the mobile device with wi-fi category. Again, if you really want their software that makes connecting easier, they have downloads for multiple mobile OSes.

Not that I love Boingo or anything, I'm just trying to figure out why you posted all of this clearly incorrect information. The only research I needed to do involved visiting a single webpage - [www.boingo.com]

Johnnyice

You're showing posts that are almost 2 years old. I tried Biongo. It doe sent work!

Hubrisnxs

Did you try it that way, because I did on my android and it works.

DonaldEPayne1

"Or perhaps they want to keep the number of Wi-Fi users down because the more users that use the service, the more they have to pay Boingo."

... and the less cellular data their customer (who may be also a Verizon Wireless customer) will use, meaning less revenue for Verizon. The better the Wi-Fi service from Verizon (the non-wireless company), the less revenue for Verizon Wireless.

mark21

I agree. I'm really confused that Verizon offers this 'free' Wi-Fi Hotspot service all over the world, as long as you want to tug along your hefty windows laptop.

Really, it's 2015 and Verizon still wants you to download and install client software (that takes control of your network drivers) in order to use their hot-spot service.

Verizon sales mobile devices all day long, and does NOT support them on their own hotspot service.

Very weird....and so 2010.

Seems Xfinity wi-fi service is everywhere, maybe I need to re-evaluate FIOS.....