http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/ Engadget Comments for Starbucks sets its own Independence Day: free WiFi for all starting July 1st http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
you mean the people who sit at starbucks, pretend to be doing real work on their electronic devices and love the smell of their own farts?]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
it's about time. starbucks was dating itself, not to mention painting itself as a profiteer, by not giving unfettered wi-fi access like almost all other coffee shops do these days. ]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/I thought Hipsters like free trade coffee, and I doubt they would want free WiFi.
Anyway, it's about damn time Starbucks gives free WiFi, they charge enough for one drink that it's just robbery when they ask you to pay $3 for 2 hours of WiFi access.]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
Who has the money AND the time for a two hour StarBucks visit anyway?]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/well hello there mister market-economy, what's that you say? Oh supply and demand aye? Oh so the company can ask anything they want and there are actually people stupid enough to pay for it and fork that money out of there pockets? Well let them be, that's how the system works! SMILE :D JOY :D HAPPINESS :D
-The End-]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
I'll stick with Timmies.]]>Jun 14th 2010 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
Ive got the 3 bucks just not the 2 hours to spend sitting in Starbucks on my laptop.]]>Jun 14th 2010 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
Painting all Starbucks customers as a bunch of collar popping hipster douche bags stopped making sense around 2002. Starbucks has been infiltrated by the Dunkin Donuts set. You are more likely to see cops, soccer mom's, old people and sadly, children as you are to see some morose skinny jeans guy tapping a screenplay into his MacBook.







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Starbucks doesn't seem to realize that they're not in the wireless service business. They're in the coffee business. Time for them to get refocused. Free WiFi is what makes people want to sit there and keep drinking coffee, not the other way around.

WiFi is so important to so many people, regardless of whether they're being productive or fiddling around with their gadgets, that if a coffee shop doesn't offer free WiFi access, people just won't patronize their store. They'll simply go somewhere else and pay for coffee and food. That's what I do, and I'm certainly not alone. Starbucks loses. Besides, who wants to sit there and worry about how much their WiFi usage is costing them or how much time they have left?

People might say, well, they charge for it so people won't just sit there all day. First of all, not many people can afford to sit in a coffee shop all day, day after day... most people have jobs and families and responsibilities that prevent them from doing that to begin with. Secondly, what difference does it make if a dozen people sit in there all day and use the WiFi, or if two hundred people each sit there for a shorter time to use it and leave? One way or another, the WiFi is getting used and it's not costing Starbucks or these coffee shops any more either way. Whether a dozen people take a bucket of water or two hundred each take a cup, the "water" is being consumed just the same and it all balances out in the end.

Starbucks should quit acting as though giving us a cup of something that's in abundance for free and accessible in so many other places is some glorious press-worthy gift simply because they're opening up the gates for one stupid day.]]>Jun 16th 2010 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
DOH! My bad. Well, in retraction, hats off to Starbucks... they've finally seen the light.

Now if they can just figure out how to make a better cup of coffee...]]>Jun 16th 2010 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
either all of you guys never go to starbucks or you just don't pay attention. I've worked at starbucks for about 15 months, and wifi has been completely free since at least January if not earlier. And prior to that it has been two free hours since at least when I started.

And starbucks isn't providing AT&T and iPhone customers with free wifi, AT&T is. The wifi here is either a single or double AT&T 3g expresscard depending on the location.

That being said, the link to free wifi is a really small grey text link below a big distracting banner. They're bastards at hiding it.

Further more, I'd rather not read about starbucks while I'm reading engadget on my break. VERY much defeats the purpose. ]]>Jun 14th 2010 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
http://standingonguard.com/index2.html
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]]>Jun 14th 2010 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/thank the coffee gods!]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
You obviously, have never had a proper cup of unburned coffee.]]>Jun 14th 2010 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
Yeah: you have to pay absurd prices for shitty coffee.]]>Jun 14th 2010 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
Heh.]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/While on Facebook.
I'm gonna get down ranked for this but...
The pic is of a typical Mac user showing off at Starbucks.]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/It might just be done as a joke, but the kids of idiots who say people only go to Starbucks or use Macs are for "status" wouldn't get it. All of my Macs were desktops, so when I got an MBP recently, I made it a point to have a friend take a picture of me in starbucks, holding a sbux cup next to the MBP. Some people actually have a sense of humor.

And where I live, $1.85 for a cup of coffee doesn't confer status or imply that you're a billionaire.]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/'kinds' of idiots, of course. heh.]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/

"sbux" ? Really?

Geez, people these days...always inventing pointless abbreviations...]]>Jun 14th 2010 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
FAIL.]]>Jun 14th 2010 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/Jun 14th 2010 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
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And Panera has given free wifi to anyone for years. Ive parked in my car a few times out side of Panera and used their free wifi.

]]>Jun 14th 2010 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
I knew it!, the KGB is using open hotspot for their hideous purposes.

:-P]]>Jun 14th 2010 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/starbucks-sets-its-own-independence-day-free-wifi-for-all-start/
Personally, I prefer Atlanta Bread Company (I find their coffee to be better), but alas, neither exists where I live now.]]>Jun 14th 2010 7:32PM