LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boingo Wireless, the Wi-Fi industry’s leading worldwide provider of software and services, today announced that Best Buy Co., Inc., a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services, has added Boingo Wi-Fi to PC App, Best Buy’s online software shop for Windows-based computers.
The Boingo Wi-Fi app provides laptops and netbooks easy access to high-speed Wi-Fi at more than 260,000 hotspots around the world. The app proactively notifies users when they are in a Boingo hotspot and logs in to the Boingo network with a single click.
“By including Boingo Wi-Fi in PC App, Best Buy is giving customers convenient access to high-speed Internet at thousands of airports, hotels, restaurants and cafes globally,” said Colby Goff, senior vice president of strategy and business development for Boingo Wireless.
“Best Buy recognizes the great user experience we’ve created by stitching together hundreds of Wi-FI networks into a single, seamless offering that is easily accessible with a single click from the Boingo Wi-Fi app and sees the value in presenting that to their customers,” said Jim Hamm, director of account management for Boingo Wireless.
Best Buy PC App is preinstalled on select laptops and netbooks, and is available for download on PCs running Windows 7, Vista or XP. The online store, which offers an array of free and for-pay software, enables PC owners to personalize their computers with the programs, games and services of their choice. Additionally, Best Buy offers exclusive deals and safe software storage through PC App.
After installing Boingo from the Best Buy PC App, customers can choose from a variety of Wi-Fi access offerings, including a day pass for $7.95, a monthly subscription in the Americas for $9.95, and a monthly global subscription for $59.
About Boingo Wireless
Boingo Wireless, Inc., the Wi-Fi industry’s leading worldwide provider of software and services, makes it simple and easy for people to enjoy Wi-Fi access on their laptop or mobile device at more than 260,000 hotspots worldwide. With a single account, Boingo users can log on to Boingo Network locations that include the top airports around the world, major hotel chains, cafés and coffee shops, restaurants, convention centers and metropolitan hot zones. Boingo and its Concourse Communications Group subsidiary operate wired and wireless networks at large-scale venues such as airports, major sporting arenas, shopping malls and convention centers, as well as quick serve restaurants. For more information about Boingo, please visit http://www.boingo.com.
Boingo, Boingo Wireless, the Boingo Wireless Logo and Don’t Just Go. Boingo! are registered trademarks of Boingo Wireless, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
About Best Buy Co., Inc.
With operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Mexico and Turkey, Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services with a commitment to growth and innovation. The Best Buy family of brands and partnerships collectively generates more than $49 billion in annual revenue and includes brands such as Best Buy; Best Buy Mobile; Audiovisions; The Carphone Warehouse; Future Shop; Geek Squad, Jiangsu Five Star; Magnolia Audio Video; Napster; Pacific Sales; and The Phone House. Approximately 180,000 employees apply their talents to help bring the benefits of these brands to life for customers through retail locations, multiple call centers and Web sites, in-home solutions, product delivery and activities in our communities. Community partnership is central to the way we do business at Best Buy. In fiscal 2010, we donated a combined $25.2 million to improve the vitality of the communities where our employees and customers live and work.
For more information about Best Buy, visit www.bby.com.