Starbucks announced a new partnership with AT&T this morning to provide WiFi access at some 7,000 locations, replacing the service previously offered by T-Mobile. It used to be you could pay T-Mobile $9.99 per day or $19.99-$39.99 (depending on your relationship with T-mobile) a month for access at Starbucks. Now, with AT&T, it’ll be $3.99 for two hours, and $19.99 a month - but there are a couple ways to get it for free:

1) Use a Starbucks card and get two hours free. (e.g. Gift Card, Prepaid Card…)
2) Be an AT&T Broadband or U-Verse subscriber and get unlimited free access.

Unfortunately there isn’t any love for iPhone owners, at least not yet - though there are plans to express some “soon.” The iTunes WiFi Music Store rollout will continue as planned under the new partnership, and T-Mobile customers under contract for Starbucks WiFi access will retain their access for the duration of their agreement with T-Mobile - in other words, nothing changes if you already subscribe for access at Starbucks. But for those of us who don’t, this is good news.

Source: Ars Technica

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