Monday, February 11, 2008

Starbucks switches to AT&T

Starbucks has upgraded its Wi-Fi offering from a tall to a venti, <A HREF="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/11/Starbucks-dumps-T-Mobile_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/11/Starbucks-dumps-T-Mobile_1.html">switching partners from T-Mobile USA to AT&T</A> in a deal that will mean free coffee-shop wireless for millions of U.S. broadband subscribers.

The chain's network of hotspots, the best-known in the U.S., covers more than 7,000 company-owned stores. Users of AT&T Broadband and U-verse DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) services will get free access to the networks, and the carrier will soon extend benefits to AT&T Wireless customers as well, according to a news release. AT&T business customers with remote-access subscriptions will be able to buy unlimited, flat-rate access at any Starbucks location.

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