Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi at All U.S. Stores

[MacRumors]

Starbucks announced that they would be activating free Wi-Fi access across all U.S. locations starting on July 1st. The move is seen as a response to increased competition from other chains which already offer free Wi-Fi to their customers.

iPhone customers have already enjoyed free Wi-Fi at Starbucks stores in conjunction with AT&T. While the move negates this advantage for iPhone customers, it opens up more free Wi-Fi hotspots to iPod Touch and iPad owners who were previously excluded from the service.

Article Link: Starbucks to Offer Free Wi-Fi at All U.S. Stores

 

[camomac]

is this going to make their coffee taste better?

 

[QuarterSwede]

As far as I understand this excludes all Target Starbucks locations as they lack wifi to begin with.

 

[NightFlight]

Couldn't care less.

Starbucks has the worst coffee hands down.

 

[4look4rd]

My father says that Starbucks tastes exactly like cheap/reheated 5 hours old coffee

 

[bwolfcale]

Finally!

 

[dlastmango]

i am soo better than Starbucks.... UGH! 😀

 

[mattwolfmatt]

is this going to make there coffee taste better?

More importantly, will it make the coffee cheaper? Then again, I always see my $4.50 that I pay for coffee as a per hour rate: about $1.50/hour for my three hours if internet access. Not bad, I guess.

 

[Stridder44]

Thank God, about time!

While their coffee certainly isn't the best (or even great), it's certainly not as bad as some of the elitists in here seem to think.

 

[alexhasfun28]

Well that's good? Right. Aha, even though I'm not a starbucks fan. (Not a Starbucks hater, Just not a caffine person.)

 

[Gregintosh]

You can always buy a cookie or bagel or something and enjoy the wifi. Their pastries and such are quite good.

 

[Full of Win]

Just yesterday I was thinking how quaint it was that I had to have a membership to log onto their internet while sipping on my VJCF and looking at MacRumors.com.

 

[rwilliams]

I hate coffee, but now I know where to go if I need some free WiFi.

 

[einmusiker]

I've been usinf wifi for free at starbucks for over a year now. All you had to do was put $5 on a gift card every month. Have they now changed that requirement
?

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

This is great news! Hopefully they'll offer the same in the UK and their competitors will follow suit. I'd be far more likely to stay in a café for another drink or two if I can get free wifi there.

 

[Webroach]

No...

is this going to make there coffee taste better?

But it might make THEIR coffee taste better. 🙄

 

[smileyborg]

I've been usinf wifi for free at starbucks for over a year now. All you had to do was put $5 on a gift card every month. Have they now changed that requirement
?

Yep, it's unlimited and totally free to everyone now (starting July 1).

 

[Eddyisgreat]

I've been usinf wifi for free at starbucks for over a year now. All you had to do was put $5 on a gift card every month. Have they now changed that requirement
?

No but the point is that now it's unlimited i.e. no 2 hour time limit. It's the same treatment that paying sbc/att/tmo customers get, posting up @ 5:00 AM and leaving at 9:00 pm, working on a book or something dumb like that. 😎

 

[plazmatyk]

yes! even more reasons to be white and stuck up!

 

[MattG]

Thank God, about time!

While their coffee certainly isn't the best (or even great), it's certainly not as bad as some of the elitists in here seem to think.

Agreed, far from the worst I've ever had.

 

[rutiger]

I don't drink coffee, but starbucks are everywhere and free wifi now makes my wifi iPad a little more usable 😉

 

[nagromme]

FunFact: the average American household is situated within the 30-foot WiFi range of 2.47 Starbucks stores.

P.S. All coffee is awful. Load it with fat and sugar, though, and I’ll take it!

 

[Apple Corps]

Charbucks - bitter tasting swill.

 

[Vertigo50]

I knew they would cave eventually, but they held on a lot longer than I would have thought.

 

[iPhoney:)]

I'm surprised Starbucks of all places didn't already have wi fi a long time ago!