Has anyone actually tried this? I'm curious about how it works. I thought I understood from reading the original press release but this thread has me confused.

The press release today says things like it allows "users to connect swiftly and invisibly to Wi-Fi networks whenever they're in range" and "it allows seamless, automatic Wi-Fi connections on the fly and in the background."

Those quotes make it sound like I can walk into a Starbucks with my N800 already turned on and it will "invisibly" connect to the T-mobile network, assuming that I already have a T-mobile account. To do that the Devicescape software must be a stand-alone, local client that finds the proper login form and submits the appropriate data, then keeps a browser window open.

But the message at the top of this thread says "your device will send a brief message to one of our web servers. The message identifies the device and the hotspot it's trying to access. Our server will answer back with instructions on how to login, and the username and password for that hotspot if needed. Your device will then use the information from the server..."

That sounds like nonsense. How could your device reach the Devicescape web server to access credentials before it's logged in to Starbucks or whatever hotspot?

Also, I'm not sure all this "convenience" is such a good thing while most of these hotspots charge by the minute. I'd rather take the extra few seconds to log on/off as needed.