Comments on: AT&T Wi-Fi Finally Hits Starbucks (in San Antonio) http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:19:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Janet http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-891486 Janet Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:14:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-891486 I tend to agree. They should just pay for the access as part of the service. That being said, they are hurting with the economy, so they don't really have the option at this point. It is a profit business after all. I tend to agree. They should just pay for the access as part of the service. That being said, they are hurting with the economy, so they don’t really have the option at this point. It is a profit business after all.

]]> By: Michael J. Pratt http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-875403 Michael J. Pratt Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:19:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-875403 <p>We have ATT service in our SBUX here in Rye, NY but what is really sad is that 1. SBUX wants to encourage "cafe society" and get people to hang and (buy more) 2. The cost of providing WiFi in a store is deminimus - they could just slap up a cable modem and router! 3. To charge brings in little rev and actually discourages short term usage. Imagine how many (inc me would hang on a whim if it was free...and then buy more SBUX stuff? Tons. As it stands now most people in our SBUX surf on the free WiFi next door provided by Cosi. Brilliant.</p> We have ATT service in our SBUX here in Rye, NY but what is really sad is that 1. SBUX wants to encourage “cafe society” and get people to hang and (buy more) 2. The cost of providing WiFi in a store is deminimus - they could just slap up a cable modem and router! 3. To charge brings in little rev and actually discourages short term usage. Imagine how many (inc me would hang on a whim if it was free…and then buy more SBUX stuff? Tons. As it stands now most people in our SBUX surf on the free WiFi next door provided by Cosi. Brilliant.

]]> By: AT&T WiFi Live In San Antonio and New York | Voip News http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-873116 AT&T WiFi Live In San Antonio and New York | Voip News Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:07:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-873116 <p>[...] In San Antonio and New York April 26th, 2008 | Category: Voip News GigaOm’s Texas Rose Stacey Higginbotham tells us that AT&T has hotspots running in San [...]</p> [...] In San Antonio and New York April 26th, 2008 | Category: Voip News GigaOm’s Texas Rose Stacey Higginbotham tells us that AT&T has hotspots running in San [...]

]]> By: heysubbu http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-873091 heysubbu Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:21:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-873091 <p>I have been using this in several starbucks in the bay area for the past 4 weeks (a little att customers log in here icon on the top right corner)</p> I have been using this in several starbucks in the bay area for the past 4 weeks (a little att customers log in here icon on the top right corner)

]]> By: Friday roundup: pirates beware, Wii gamers despair » VentureBeat http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-873085 Friday roundup: pirates beware, Wii gamers despair » VentureBeat Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:58:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-873085 <p>[...] Clearing the way for Apple’s iPhones and iPod Touch handhelds to be used in Starbucks, AT&T began replacing T-Mobile as the Wi-Fi service provider in the Starbucks coffee houses in San Antonio. AT&T will [...]</p> [...] Clearing the way for Apple’s iPhones and iPod Touch handhelds to be used in Starbucks, AT&T began replacing T-Mobile as the Wi-Fi service provider in the Starbucks coffee houses in San Antonio. AT&T will [...]

]]> By: Eric Rice http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-873080 Eric Rice Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:04:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-873080 <p>It's at one of the Starbucks in Morgan Hill, just south of San Jose. Its signal is stronger than t-mobile's by a bar or two, so my phone/laptop latches on to it first.</p> It’s at one of the Starbucks in Morgan Hill, just south of San Jose. Its signal is stronger than t-mobile’s by a bar or two, so my phone/laptop latches on to it first.

]]> By: Steve Haney http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-873075 Steve Haney Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:08:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-873075 <p>It is turned on at two Starbucks I frequent. One in San Leandro, and the one on University Ave. in Palo Alto. The link is in the upper righthand corner of the re-direct page when you open your browser (in my case, on my iPhone). You even get a specially formatted login page for Safari Mobile. Nice.</p> It is turned on at two Starbucks I frequent. One in San Leandro, and the one on University Ave. in Palo Alto. The link is in the upper righthand corner of the re-direct page when you open your browser (in my case, on my iPhone). You even get a specially formatted login page for Safari Mobile. Nice.

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-873059 Stacey Higginbotham Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:24:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-873059 <p>Friends of mine have had WiFi in San Antonio for almost two weeks, so I suppose this is a case of AT&T timing the "release" of this news to its shareholder meeting today, so it had something flashy to talk about.</p> Friends of mine have had WiFi in San Antonio for almost two weeks, so I suppose this is a case of AT&T timing the “release” of this news to its shareholder meeting today, so it had something flashy to talk about.

]]> By: Alan Weinkrantz http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-873038 Alan Weinkrantz Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:59:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-873038 <p>Here is a video I did last week when the first one in San Antonio opened.</p> <p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCzEflBl3qg</p> Here is a video I did last week when the first one in San Antonio opened.

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]]> By: Liz Gannes http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-873014 Liz Gannes Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:38:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-873014 <p>I've actually been using my household AT&T login for a few weeks now -- since maybe a week after the announcement? Like Cap'n Ken said, it was just deemphasized on the Starbucks login page.</p> I’ve actually been using my household AT&T login for a few weeks now — since maybe a week after the announcement? Like Cap’n Ken said, it was just deemphasized on the Starbucks login page.

]]> By: Cap'n Ken http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/att-wi-fi-finally-hits-starbucks-in-san-antone/#comment-873010 Cap'n Ken Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:27:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12281#comment-873010 <p>FYI - I hit the wifi of a mall Starbucks in Atlanta last weekend on my iPhone and they had a little AT&T login box up in the corner (the primary service was still T-Mobile). I didn't connect because I have no idea what my DSL login is, but that blended provider approach might be part of their rollout strategy.</p> FYI - I hit the wifi of a mall Starbucks in Atlanta last weekend on my iPhone and they had a little AT&T login box up in the corner (the primary service was still T-Mobile). I didn’t connect because I have no idea what my DSL login is, but that blended provider approach might be part of their rollout strategy.

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