There's some great news today for AT&T iPhone users - AT&T is now offering free Wi-Fi access to iPhone users, and has an official announcement about this new offering up on their site. If this news sounds familiar to you, it's because AT&T has previously slipped and then renounced this offering in the past. More than once, in fact. Hopefully, this isn't another slip that will be retracted!

In order to get free Wi-Fi access at an AT&T hotspot, you must first turn Wi-Fi on in your iPhone's Settings and select the AT&T Wi-Fi network. When you go to Safari, you'll be brought to a screen that will prompt you to enter your 10-digit cell phone number and to accept the terms and conditions of use. You'll then be sent a text message, at no charge, that will contain a secure link to the Wi-Fi hotspot. When you receive this SMS, clicking on the enclosed link will get you access to the hotspot.

Users of unlocked iPhones running on T-Mobile or another carrier need not apply - this appears to be linked to iPhone users with AT&T accounts only. 

AT&T operates thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots around the world. In the U.S., their hotspots are prevalent in airports and Starbucks locations. T-Mobile used to run the hotspots at Starbucks locations until earlier this year when it was announced that AT&T would become the selected Wi-Fi provider at stores in the U.S. AT&T also offers pay-per-use and monthly subscriptions to Wi-Fi access for their hotspots. Also, subscribers to certain home internet services offered by AT&T already have free access to their hotspots.

 Via MacRumors