Got AT&T? Starbucks delivers Wi Fi

I connected using my iPhone in the above post

I live in the Chicago area and every Starbucks I've gone into i've been able to connect to their internet for free... in fact I had no idea any codes or charges existed? I just searched for a wifi connection and connected no questions asked (or am I getting charged somehow without knowing over some crazy wifi scheme? lol)

Yawn

AS A STARBUCKS PARTNER!!! The reasons why we had to charge for WiFi is because we were one of the first to actually have it available in public places, so we were stuck with t-mobiles contract. Thanks to uncle howie being our president again (Jim Donald sucked, a lot) he is trying to work out a way to get this to our customers now.

Dont try asking a barista about the information, the only thing that was released internally is the fact that this is happening. There is no release date, However Starbucks's spring season starts february 26th (with the Honey Latte)

Im happy to see that finally something is happening for free WiFi, it took too damn long.

i am a barista at starbucks. apparently the deal is if you have a starbucks card and purchase a drink then you get a free two hour session each day. each starbucks card comes with a number on the back just like a credit card. registration infrastructure for unique cards have already have been in place, and now with the unique customized cards it would be simple to provide for customers.
bonus - free for all partners (employees) at any store.

" AT&T will soon extend the benefits of Wi-Fi at Starbucks to its wireless customers."

That sounds promising for wireless (iPhone) customers to me.

It's not free, check the press release - last line:

"Starbucks will work with AT&T to create a range of compelling Wi-Fi pricing structures for Starbucks and AT&T customers."

Nice AT&T, Nice.

I should have suspected this since the newest 24-hour Starbucks in my area has not had wi-fi since it opened two weeks ago, and the manager characterized T-mobile as "ignoring them."

I'm hoping that since I have a year of T-mobile, maybe this deal will give me hotspot access to Barnes Noble & McDonald's as well as Borders & Starbucks. I don't care about losing access to T-mobile retail, heh.

And I'd like to know where your "free" and "iphone" connection quote comes from as well, since I very clearly read "a range of compelling Wi-Fi pricing structures" in the linked release, heh. Compelling = not free.

Pretty sure you have to pay for this if you aren't subscribed to AT&T Broadband / U-Verse.

I thought we covered this a few weeks ago when it came to AT&T WiFi? I think this will be the same thing. Those with that kind of data on their plan will get this IN ADDITION to what they're already paying for. Not paying, nothing extra!

I am pretty sure this blogger is wrong. No where in the press release does it say anything about free wifi for wireless customers.