I’m Going to miss T-Mobile — Venti-style

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logo_top Im Going to miss T-Mobile -- Venti-style The deal announced in February wherein AT&T Wi-Fi will replace T-Mobile Hot Spots in 7,000 Starbucks locations is going ahead. Like many T-Mobile users who already have been long using Starbucks as an office away from home, I’ve kept my head in the sand and each time I’ve passed a Starbucks, I’ve taken comfort in continuing to see the T-Mobile logo in the window. I had hoped the deal had just gone away.

But no, AT & T has started their rollout in San Antonio, TX area Starbucks stores making the Texas city the first “to deliver the complete AT&T Wi-Fi
experience in the U.S”, a possibly dubious honor.

As of May 1, “qualifying” AT&T customers can connect to the Internet from Wi-Fi enabled company-operated Starbucks locations nationwide. “Free AT&T Wi-Fi service is currently offered with AT&T’s three higher-speed residential broadband
packages, all small business broadband packages and with all AT&T U-verse(SM) offerings with high speed Internet service.”

For the rest of us shlemiels, “AT&T Wi-Fi service will reach company-operated Starbucks locations on a market-by-market basis throughout the year.”
How will we buy the service? “The experience will include a mix of free and paid connection options for both frequent and occasional Wi-Fi users and qualifying Starbucks customers.”

Stay tune, This deal will probably be good for all those annoying iPhone users.

Engadget via Yahoo