Why wouldn't WIFI be free? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20810892 en Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:38:27 EDT Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:38:27 EDT Re: Why wouldn't WIFI be free? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20815368 McLovin :
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said by elwoodblues See Profile :

If a coffee shop or resturant is offering wi fi, why does AT&T need to get involved?
Because AT&T provides the service and it costs money to provide the service. Starbucks probably gets a discount from AT&T and is not covering the full cost of providing WiFi to their customers.
AT&T offers WiFi at no cost to Starbucks. AT&T makes profit, Starbucks gets 20% of the cut. At least thats how it used to be at B&N up here... Starbucks/AT&T took their spot down after B&N put up their own AP for free...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20815368 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:51:09 EDT Re: Why wouldn't WIFI be free? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20811044 TKJunkMail :
said by elwoodblues See Profile :

If a coffee shop or resturant is offering wi fi, why does AT&T need to get involved?
Because AT&T provides the service and it costs money to provide the service. Starbucks probably gets a discount from AT&T and is not covering the full cost of providing WiFi to their customers.
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