Derspankster
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join:2003-02-12
Marion, OH | Who needs $8 coffee anyway?
Not me, that's for sure. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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Grand Moff Tarkin |
Seriously, more consolidation for AT&T? Is the government really asleep, or perhaps drunk, at the wheel? |
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milnoc
join:2001-03-05
H3B
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| I want FREE WiFI! I ain't paying for it!
Which is why I like to hang around Montreal's train station or at the Eaton Center's food court. Free WiFi for all! Even my OpenVPN connections work properly from these places. What's AT&T gonna do with that? Believe the encrypted traffic is an illegal download and block it? |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
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Re: Seriously?
said by Matt  :Now witness the power of the fully armed and operational battlestation ...Seriously, more consolidation for AT&T? Is the government really asleep, or perhaps drunk, at the wheel? Are you suggesting the government should prevent AT&T from making partnering contracts with other companies? This is what they are essentially doing, teaming up with Starbucks to provide wifi access to Starbucks customers. They didn't purchase anything, they created a contract. |
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TKJunkMail
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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Re: I want FREE WiFI! I ain't paying for it!
said by milnoc :Which is why I like to hang around Montreal's train station or at the Eaton Center's food court. Free WiFi for all! Even my OpenVPN connections work properly from these places. What's AT&T gonna do with that? Believe the encrypted traffic is an illegal download and block it? And what does AT&T WiFi, free or otherwise, got to do with Canada??
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whiteyonenh
join:2004-08-09
Keene, NH
clubs: | When are they going to do this for free?
I don't understand the concept of paying for WiFi. They can't really expect someone to sit there for a full two-hours to use their $6 of WiFi. Alot of places that I've seen Starbucks locations are within shouting distance of places with free WiFi. |
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proletarian2
join:2007-01-08
00000 | I'll take my $8 (actually $4) coffee at
my LOCAL AND INDEPENDENT coffee house that provides free wifi. |
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Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA | Ditto. Charging $6 for a coffee that costs $1 to make, and then dinging extra for the coffeshop WiFi?
No thanks. I'll just get my overpriced caffine swill (bundled with free WiFi) elsewhere. |
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milnoc
join:2001-03-05
H3B | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: I want FREE WiFI! I ain't paying for it!
Just pointing out that I'm not going to pay for a crippled service when I can get an open service for free. We have huge telcos up here that could be planning the same thing, offering the same range of overpriced, crippled services. |
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Mizzat
Will post for thumbs
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join:2003-05-03
Atlanta, GA
·AT&T Southeast
| **Sigh**
When can we login in the Southeast (and Connecticut)?
***AT&T Wi-Fi Basic and Premier Subscriptions Services are not yet available in Connecticut, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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romulusnr
join:2007-08-01
Federal Way, WA
1 edit | Umm, what the HELL?!
I pay $60/month for two phones to get Total Internet specifically so we can use all the Starbucks locations for free.
Starbucks, fuck you, and fuck your little dog AT&T, too.
I ain't switching to AT&T, that's for damn sure, not the least of which because their data rates suck dick.
Starbucks HQ is about ten blocks south of here. (Uh, and TMO HQ is about ten miles due east.) Makes me want to make a personal visit, if I thought it'd do any good. |
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PhoenixDown
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join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs:  | Re: Umm, what the FUCK?!
So if Starbucks changes over to ATT, does that give you an out in your T-Mobile contract? |
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FAQFixer
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join:2004-06-28
Powder Springs, GA
1 edit | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: I want FREE WiFI! I ain't paying for it!
said by TKJunkMail :said by milnoc :Which is why I like to hang around Montreal's train station or at the Eaton Center's food court. Free WiFi for all! Even my OpenVPN connections work properly from these places. What's AT&T gonna do with that? Believe the encrypted traffic is an illegal download and block it? And what does AT&T WiFi, free or otherwise, got to do with Canada?? I beleive AT&T has plans to buy all of Canada...just for the ability to outlaw Curling as an official sport.  |
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romulusnr
join:2007-08-01
Federal Way, WA
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Oh. You should mention this.
According to: »www.starbucks.com/aboutus/pressd···p?id=826
In recognition of the many T-Mobile customers who enjoy visiting Starbucks, the Company is also announcing that T-Mobile HotSpot customers will be able to continue to access Wi-Fi services at no additional cost, through an agreement between AT&T and T-Mobile. [bold mine]
Still, an "agreement" isn't quite as reliable as being the same company. Agreements expire and change. And I don't think Starbucks should be supporting monopolists.
Ahem. |
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romulusnr
join:2007-08-01
Federal Way, WA
| reply to PhoenixDown
Re: Umm, what the FUCK?!
Probably not. But I wouldn't want to. I like TMO. And they (apparently) don't have control over these hotspots.
Barring what I just posted, I would hope at least in such a situation that they'd allow me to crank the phones back to the old $20/mo unlimited GPRS. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
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Re: **Sigh**
said by Mizzat :When can we login in the Southeast (and Connecticut)? ***AT&T Wi-Fi Basic and Premier Subscriptions Services are not yet available in Connecticut, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. I thought it was just me. I tried accessing it once and couldn't get on. Guess BellSouth folks keep getting shafted. |
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touchtone561
join:2007-12-10
Lake Worth, FL
·AT&T Southeast
| reply to Mizzat
If you're an AT&T/Bellsouth DSL customer (above the basic tier) you should already have access to the AT&T Wifi services using the same login credentials as your DSL connection.
I use it at the Bookstore and it works great! 
Did have to reset my e-mail password to get it running. |
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STrRedWolf
join:2006-06-18
Severn, MD | What about us 3G users?
I have an AT&T USBConnect 881U with a DataConnect (W/wifi) plan. Does this mean my $60/mo also gets me free wifi to take the sting out of a $5 mocha mint frappachino? |
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pvera
join:2001-12-01
Reston, VA
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Re: Oh. You should mention this.
I have a T-Mobile HotSpot account and also AT&T wireless for two iPhones. My T-Mobile contract is over a year old, so no termination fee.
I'll be god damned if I keep that TMO account open one second after I find out that my AT&T wireless account qualifies for this free WiFi access.
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romulusnr
join:2007-08-01
Federal Way, WA
| It looks like the free access is only for AT&T BB customers, not cellphone customers.
»www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4···id=25072 |
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