Jennifer L | Blue Wave Studio

If you pay for AT&T / SBC / Yahoo (whatever the hell they’re calling it today) DSL Broadband, you have a free Pro subscription to Flickr (normally $24.95/yr). Among the benefits, you get unlimited storage and unlimited uploads which means you can archive your full high resolution photos (and let friends download those high resolution photos).

This doesn’t seem to be well documented, so here’s how to get in on it if you already have a Flickr account:

1. Log into your Flickr account.
2. Go to the Flickr Account Transfer page.
3. Click on “Sign in with an existing Yahoo! ID”.
4. Enter your AT&T login (email address e.g. joeschmoe@sbcglobal.net) and AT&T password under “Yahoo! ID” and “Password”.

After you’re done, you should see the following note in your Flickr home page:

If you don’t have a Flickr account yet, you can probably link up to your AT&T DSL free offer by entering your AT&T DSL account in the Yahoo! ID field during the sign-up process.

If you have already paid for a Flickr Pro account, rumor has it that the end date for your subscription should be delayed until after you no longer have AT&T DSL.

And for those of you who like the cafe environment and computing on the go, you can use Wi-Fi at no charge at places like Barnes & Noble, airports, and McDonald’s with your AT&T DSL login [map]. I’ve always wondered… who hangs out and computes at McDonald’s anyway?

UPDATE 05 Dec 2008: No more free Flickr Pro after January 31, 2009:

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