Microsoft Partners With Devicescape To Give Wp8 Users Access To Over 1

[Sneha Chowdary]

[b] Microsoft partners with Devicescape to give WP8 users access to over 11 million WiFi hotspots[/b]


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Microsoft has secured access to over 11 million WiFi hotspots for [url="http://www.engadget.com/tag/windows%20phone%208"]Windows Phone 8[/url] users today by inking a deal with virtual network provider [url="http://www.engadget.com/tag/devicescape"]Devicescape[/url]. Hoping to help people avoid pesky data overages, this partnership uses Windows Phone 8's Data Sense feature to locate participating hotspots from Devicescape's group of pre-approved WiFi access points. When launched, the app pulls up a Bing-powered map displaying nearby hotspots and vets them based on their signal strengths. Now before you start dreaming of watching your entire [url="http://www.engadget.com/tag/netflix"]Netflix[/url] queue on your shiny new [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/02/nokia-lumia-920-review/"]Lumia 920[/url], keep in mind that Verizon's currently the only US carrier on the Data Sense bandwagon. Hopefully Microsoft's customer-friendly approach to mobile data will motivate other service providers to follow suit as more Windows Phone 8 handsets become available.