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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Starbucks Free Wi-Fi, - not really Attention! - Another "clarification" - the latest being that it is two "continuous" hours, not two hours total per day, so if you sign off after 15 minutes, that's it, unless you have multiple accounts and go to different locations. Starbucks has received tons of Free publicity over their "Free Wi-Fi" announcement. Too bad it's not as simple as it sounds. You have to "pay" a nominal amount for "limited" "Free" access, but of course if that's too frustrating, you can always choose to "pay" more for "unlimited" access. Why didn't they just go all the way - Free Wi-Fi, For Everyone, All the Time. I think that's what their managers wanted all along. A lot has been said about Starbucks getting more customer friendly and on the surface it sounds like they want Wi-Fi users to think they are, but in reality I don't think that's the case. Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Further update on Starbucks Free Wi-Fi Again, from Glenn Fleishman at Wi-Fi Networking News "Once you have the card, free Wi-Fi service is activated by a single purchase of any amount on the card each month." Monday, February 11, 2008
Starbucks Free Wi-Fi update. From Glenn Fleishman of Wi-Fi Networking News "No purchase is needed: you just need an active card, I confirmed with the company. Walk in, buy a $5 value card, activate it, and you’re on for two hours a day from then forward." It's about time
Free Wi-Fi at Starbucks - sort of - but definitely better than what it was. Starbucks announced it is ending it's association with T-mobile and going with AT&T. The biggest change - Starbucks said Monday it will give customers that use its Starbucks purchase card two hours of free wireless access per day. After that, it's $3.99 for two hour increments. There are $19.99 monthly plans available too and those plans include access to AT&T's 70,000 hotspot network. Sounds like you have to make a purchase using the card to get the Free Wi-Fi. Stories I read were unclear about access for Starbucks customers who don't use a purchase card. Rollout starts this Spring in the 7000 company owned stores and should be completed by year's end. AT&T also is giving Starbucks' more than 100,000 U.S. employees free wireless accounts. |