T-Mobile Offers Relief for Hurricane Victims

lilrowdy18 writes "Eweek reports that T-Mobile is offering free Wi-Fi to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. This relief will be free until Sept 2 and an evaluation will be done to see if it will continue after that. The hot spots are only available to residents of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi and does not include phone service. The article also includes a link to a map of T-Mobile hotspots. At least we can use some form of communication to get in touch with loved ones."

Woo Hoo!

[maccroz]

We may not have a house, a vehicle, or any earthly posessions for that matter, but at least we have free WiFi with our frappuccino!

In related news...

[scovetta]

Krispy Kreme is offering residents whose homes were destroyed a chance to win a free dozen donuts.

Similarly, Pizza Hut is offering a Buy-1-Get-1-Free offer for anyone who lives in New Orleans (good until tomorrow morning).

Re:Woo Hoo!

[terpri]

Frappucino? Wouldn't a nice double tall looté go much better with the free Wifi? (-:

Re:Where's Apple.com and Amazon.com?

[Red Flayer]

Thanks for the informative and insightful post.

But, "[Apple.com and Amazon.com] have a real opportunity to stem the relief effort tide now rather than later.

If they don't stop the relief efforts now, no one will!

Taco Bell Promotion

[Skeezix]

In related news, Taco Bell has announced that if the water level in New Orleans reaches a certain mark on their Taco Bell FloodMeter(tm), everyone in America wins a free taco.

Re:Useful corporate donations pouring in...

[That's Unpossible!]

Say what you like about their "beer", Anheuser-Busch has a long history of switching their closest functional production line to canning water, and delivering it *right now*.

Are you sure they really switched anything in their production line?

[Tastes budweiser.]

[Tastes bottled water.]

Hmmm...

(JUST KIDDING!!!!)

Re:Location list and personal note...

[Alex P Keaton in da]

Who needs a free hotspot when we can go "war boating"
What I don't understand is why we aren't mobilizing Guard units from other states, for example, Ohio. I would love to go and help out. (One can't always leave work to go help the Red Cross, but when the Guard calls, you pretty much have to answer the pager, employer be damned....)
Sort of makes one want a freeplay radio... at least to listen to what is going on. (ccradio.com)
And I do feel for all the suffering, but although there were quite a few people who couldn't get out, a lot of people stayed willingly after the call to evacuate...

Re:Only 3 days??

[vought]

Well, asshole, since you asked, I've given as much as I can afford to the Red Cross, and my mom and dad, both Baton Rouge residents (I lived in NEw Orleans for several years and I'm from Lousiana) are participating in the rescue effort.

Sorry I can't make it, as I live here in California, but T-Mobile's "gesture" is more for the benefit of of their own PR than for any storm victims.