Comments on: All You Can Surf UK: Pret A Manger Offers Free Wifi

By: Third Place: Free WiFi at Starbucks, but not Cafe Grumpy?

Third Place: Free WiFi at Starbucks, but not Cafe Grumpy? — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:01:23 +0000

[...] December we reported that the U.K.’s Pret a Manger chain was launching free WiFi access — now it seems they’re set to be joined by Starbucks, at just over 500 locations [...]

By: Jon M Bishop

Jon M Bishop — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:30:22 +0000

Hey Imran

Thanks for using my Scroobl image in your write up and thanks for attributing it properly!

Feel free to use any of my images or if you need one done for a specific post, let me know in advance and I will come up with something

By: Tom Morris

Tom Morris — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:49:22 +0000

Awesome. I often buy Pret’s sandwiches in London. Free wifi makes my lunch even better.

By: Joff

Joff — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:50:19 +0000

This is great news to those that (like myself) regularly use cafe’s as informal business meeting locations but balk at the cost of paying for an hours Wifi access.

Why it’s taken this long for someone like Pret to get on board with free Wifi is beyond me. Like you’ve said in your article, the value to the customer is immeasurable. Personally, I would make a point of using the cafe that offers free Wifi over it’s paid-for rivals.

Sadly there’s no-where yet in Peterborough so I’ve invested in a USB broadband modem for the time being. Maybe the likes of Starbucks and Cafe Nero will follow Pret’s example soon!