The Hotspot Newsletter, Boingo Issue 18


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Make a Wish Foundation -- Donate your Miles


Summer is here and with it comes warm days, backyard BBQs, and the requisite family vacation. Maybe you'll be using miles you've accumulated from your business travel to take the family on a trip. Or maybe you'll be using those miles to send another family on a dream vacation.

Stay with me!

You see, this summer we're partnering with the Make A Wish Foundation® by hosting a "Miles of Smiles" campaign. Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to give them hope, strength, and joy.

Because many wishes involve air travel, donating your airline miles is a great way to help seriously ill kids realize their wishes. By donating airline miles, you're helping the Make-A-Wish Foundation grant wishes that require an estimated 2.5 billion airline miles annually.

This summer, Boingo will donate miles for each new Boingo customer, as well as provide an easy way for you to donate miles, too.

In the coming weeks, we will send out more information about this great cause and how you can help, so please watch your inbox for our email.

Until then, enjoy the warm weather, sunshine and all the fun of summer.


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Speaking of miles, do you want to earn some the easy way? Simply upgrade to Boingo Unlimited and you're on your way to earning 500 Delta miles.*

With Boingo Unlimited, you can send photos of your vacation from your laptop at thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the Americas for just $9.95 USD per month.

Not yet a SkyMiles member? No problem. Take a moment to sign up here and then upgrade your Boingo account; your miles will be added shortly afterwards.

Award Travel on Delta is so close! Can't you just hear the Hawaiian waves rolling in?

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Samsung ST-5500

While you're on vacation, don't forget your new Samsung ST-5500 Boingo Wi-Fi Enabled Camera!

  • Upload your amazing photos to popular sites such as Picasa and Facebook - right from your camera.
  • Capture must-share moments on video, mosey over to the nearest Boingo hotspot, and instantly upload to YouTube.

Enjoy photos on this amazing point-and-shoot camera (read our somewhat biased review here) and also receive a complimentary 3-month trial of Boingo Mobile. Connect to Wi-Fi on your camera with Boingo Mobile in more than 400,000 Boingo hotspots around the world. That should give you a good reason to smile and say, "Cheese!"

Stay tuned to Boingo via Facebook, Twitter or the Boingo blog for details on availability!


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Want to watch a movie at the airport before your trip? Upload pictures from the café? Listen to your home music collection in your hotel room? All this and more is now possible with NETGEAR® Stora™ and a Boingo hotspot. Stora lets you access, backup and centralize your music, movies, photos and important files, even when you're away from home. Accessing your documents and media files on the go has never been so easy. Plus, Boingo customers can get 15% off! Simply click here and enter the promo code: Stora15%summersavings at checkout.

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iPhone 4.0s are coming

Apple made two big, exciting announcements this June. First, a new operating system, iPhone OS 4.0, includes much-desired features including multi-tasking, a 5x digital camera zoom, and folders for your apps. A closer look reveals that iPhone OS 4.0 also allows users to enjoy more bandwidth-intensive activities over Wi-Fi, including book downloads from iBooks and multi-player games through Game Center, which connects gamers worldwide. iPhone OS 4.0 is available for iPhone 3GS, 3rd Generation iPod Touch, iPad (in the Fall) and... iPhone 4!

iPhone 4 is thinner, sleeker and includes new hardware such as a 3-axis gyroscope for improved gaming, a 5 megapixel camera, HD video recording, and best of all, a front-facing video camera for video calls to other iPhone 4 devices (over Wi-Fi only)! Can you tell we're excited about the new iPhone?

To enjoy Wi-Fi on your mobile device, sign up for Boingo Mobile.


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iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users rejoice! You can now buy Wi-Fi access in one-hour increments using your iTunes account. The new Boingo Wi-Fi Credits application makes it possible to buy just a little bit of Internet access when you need it... like when your plane gets delayed or when you really, really need to find out who played "Inigo Montoya" in The Princess Bride. (For the record, it was Mandy Patinkin.) Simply download the app from the App Store, and you'll have it at the ready the next time you are in need of Wi-Fi Internet access. The app comes complete with one free credit. You can also pre-load your account with credits: they cost $1.99 USD per one-hour credit, or you can get 11 credits for $19.99 USD.

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new Boingo venues

Boingo is your front-row ticket to Wi-Fi service at two Los Angeles-based event venues: The Home Depot Center and The Citizens Business Bank Arena. That means you can get online during the next Galaxy soccer game or hit concert. If you're not an L.A. denizen, no need to feel left out -- we're working hard to add more sporting and concert venues, so you can have Wi-Fi wherever you go. Have a favorite stadium? Let us know, and we'll add it to our to-do list!


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Taking your iPhone, iPod Touch, Android or Blackberry on the road with you? Add mobile service to your laptop account and enjoy worldwide Boingo Wi-Fi access on your mobile device at 400,000 hotspots for only $7.95 USD more per month. With Boingo Wi-Fi service for your mobile device, you can surf the Internet three times faster in Boingo hotspots. Adding Boingo Mobile to your account is quick and easy!

Switch to Boingo Wi-Fi Combo today!

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