Articles tagged with: Starbucks and Roaming

AT&T Sees Surge in Wi-Fi Connections

AT&T has reported dramatic growth in the number of Wi-Fi users and connections. The US firm reported Wi-Fi connections totaled 10.5 million in the first quarter of 2009 - more than triple the 3.4 million connections in the first quarter of 2008, and more than half AT&T's 20 million total Wi-Fi connections for all of 2008.  more

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Starbucks Switching Wi-Fi Providers in UK and Ireland

starbucks is to switch its in-store Wi-Fi service from T-Mobile to British Telecom, covering more than 650 starbucks coffeehouses in the UK and Ireland. The first stores will have the service installed this week and the roll out will be completed by the end of the summer 2009.  more

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T-Mobile USA Sues Starbucks Over Free Wi-Fi Service

T-Mobile USA has launched a lawsuit against the coffee chain, starbucks alleging that company has not held to an agreement over their Wi-Fi service. T-Mobile has provided a chargeable Wi-Fi service to the US branches of starbucks for the past seven years, but it was recently announced that the contract would terminate at the end of this year and be replaced by a service from AT&T.  more

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