http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/connectivity News and information about Unified Communications Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:31:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/connectivity/free-wifi-coming-to-starbucks/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/connectivity/free-wifi-coming-to-starbucks/#comments Sun, 25 May 2008 03:03:02 +0000 Tony Bradley http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/connectivity/free-wifi-coming-to-starbucks/ I have never understood why Starbucks charged for their wifi hotspot access. I understood why TMobile wanted to make some money off of the deal, but wifi hotspots are everywhere. I like Starbucks, but Panera has free wifi, other coffee shops, bakeries, and restaurants have free wifi. Heck, I got new tires on my car the other day and the tire store offered free wifi in the waiting room. The Internet is available for free virtually anywhere, so I could never understand why someone would pay $20 or $30 a month, or even worse $10 a day, for the privilege of accessing it at a Starbucks. Well, no more! Almost. AT&T has won the contract for Starbucks from TMobile and they are offering a revamped pricing structure. Subscribers to the AT&T broadband Internet service will be able to access the Starbucks wifi for free. Patrons who use a Starbucks card, will be able to access the Starbucks wifi for free for the first 2 hours per day. Additional time will cost money, but less than patrons are used to paying for the TMobile wifi hotspot access. Now, if McDonald’s would get on the free wifi bandwagon too American caffeine and fast food consumers will be all set.

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