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Belkin adds Boingo support to Wi-Fi Skype phone | Belkin adds Boingo support to Wi-Fi Skype phone |
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| Tim Higgins | |
| December 07, 2006 | |
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Belkin today announced that it has added support for using its Wi-Fi Phone for Skype with Boingo Wireless hot spots. This makes Belkin the first company to address one of the weaknesses of the current crop of Wi-Fi Skype phones; the inability to be used with wireless hot spots that require browser-based authentication. A Belkin spokesperson said that the authentication will be done using Boingo's embedded Wi-Fi toolkit, which is basically a configuration file that provides the credentials to authenticate to each Boingo hotspot type. Belkin also said that a firmware upgrade for current Wi-Fi Phone users will be available "by mid December" for download from Belkin's website. Belkin Wi-Fi Phone users can sign up for a Boingo Mobile Unlimited account, which gives them unlimited access to Boingo hot spots, for only $7.95 per month. Tags: Belkin, Boingo, Skype, Skype phone, WiFi, Related Articles:Boingo Launches Worldwide Wi-Fi Service for Mobile Phones and DevicesBelkin adds desktop Skype phone Broadcom, Boingo Partner for Wi-Fi Phones and Hotspots Skype Announces Skype Out Unlimited Calling plan Linksys Prepping Wi-Fi Skype Phone? |
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