AT&T Takes Over Starbucks Wi-Fi > I'll take my $8 (actually $4) coffee at

I'll take my $8 (actually $4) coffee at

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.

reply to proletarian2
what the is an "independent" coffee house? independent of what, praytell? independent of a working profitable business model, or independent of a long-term growth plan or independent of the need to provide their employees with an actual living wage and accessible health care?
And last I checked, all the peeps at my Starbucks down the street are local...in fact, I'd wager most of them walk or bike to work - don't think ya can get more local than that.

And again, somebody's paying for the wifi - advertisers, some shady back-room deal to skim a few cents off the top of each drink sold, or its a write-off for the owner as a means to lure and retain customers - somebody pays for it, 'cuz bandwidth, hardware and administration ain't free.