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Chris Gunning, Director of Marketing at Boingo told the Financial Mirror that although the recently announced agreement with Nokia is to build Wi-Fi applications exclusively for Nokia mobile phones for the Boingo Wi-Fi spots Network, the applications are also available for mobile phones running the Windows Mobile 5 operating system.
Gunning said that for the time being the Nokia agreement will not have any effect on the existing monthly charges and Boingo rates.
Boingo Mobile subscribers pay a monthly flat rate of EUR 5.95 for unlimited high-speed Internet access at thousands of hotspots worldwide, including airports, hotels, restaurants, cafés, convention centers and metropolitan hot zones. For a limited time, customers who sign up for service will receive the first month free.
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Boingo does not offer market or regional exclusivity and they are open to new roaming partnerships, Gunning said.
Boingo announced last week that Boingo Mobile is now available for selected Nokia mobile handsets and Internet Tablets that can automatically connect to it’s network of tens of thousands of hotspots across the world for USD 7.95/ EUR 5.95/ GBP 3.95 per month.
Owners of compatible Nokia Wi-Fi enabled devices — including S60-based smartphones and Linux-based Internet Tablets — can download and install Boingo Mobile, which enables roaming access to the world’s largest network of public hotspots. The Boingo software identifies Boingo-enabled hotspots and automatically authenticates users with their Boingo account.
“Boingo Mobile simplifies the connection process and eliminates the cumbersome task of navigating public Wi-Fi walled gardens,” said Dave Hagan, Boingo president and CEO.
Boingo Mobile is available as a downloadable application via Nokia Download! on the N95, N80, N80 Internet Edition multimedia smartphones, and at http://mobile.boingo.com/nokia/ for selected Wi-Fi enabled S60-based devices.
At the beginning of November, Boingo Mobile will also be accessible on additional Nseries smartphones as well as Eseries smartphones and via the Tableteer site on Nokia N800 and N810 tablets.
