Sprint Customers To Have Access To Free Wi-Fi At Detroit Metro Airport

By Edward Cardenas

ROMULUS (CBS Detroit) - Sprint announced Thursday that it has joined with Boingo to provide free Wi-Fi for the wireless company's customers at 35 airports in the United States including Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Sprint devices within proximity of a Boingo Wireless hotspot will automatically connect to the Wi-Fi network and will not be required to log in.

"With Wi-Fi being the world's largest wireless ecosystem, we view it as a highly complementary layer to our network," said Stephen Bye, Sprint CTO, in a release. "By enabling customers to move seamlessly between secure Wi-Fi and cellular, our customers will have a better mobile experience in more locations, all while lowering their cost of data usage."

The auto-authenticating Wi-Fi connections are available at no additional charge to all Sprint customers with capable devices, according to the company, and usage while connected to Wi-Fi does not count towards a customer's monthly service plan.

Sprint and Boingo reportedly conducted successful market trials with millions of Sprint handsets.

"Boingo's relationship with Sprint removes the traditional barriers between Wi-Fi and cellular service," said David Hagan, Chief Executive Officer for Boingo Wireless, in a release.