I think the reason Starbucks charge for WiFi is just because they don't care to be competitive with other local coffee shops. WiFi fees are not their primary source of profits anyways. In my town, some local coffee shops used to charge for WiFi, but they later all switched to free WiFi, because it's just very easy to find another place with free access.
There should be a comprehensive list of free WiFi hotspots across the country/world. That would be sweet.
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I think the reason Starbucks charge for WiFi is just because they don't care to be competitive with other local coffee shops. WiFi fees are not their primary source of profits anyways. In my town, some local coffee shops used to charge for WiFi, but they later all switched to free WiFi, because it's just very easy to find another place with free access.
There should be a comprehensive list of free WiFi hotspots across the country/world. That would be sweet.