Well it appears SBUX is ditching its relationship with T-Mobile in favor of a new relationship with AT&T to provide free and paid Wi-Fi service at its stores starting this spring. Looks like I’ll finally be able to can my Internet bundle I have with my T-Mobile phone service (though an agreement between AT&T and T-Mobile will grandfather T-Mobile HotSpot users to use the service at no extra charge). Users of Starbucks cards — though I’m not sure if that means the prepaid cards or charge cards or something else entirely — will get 2 hours of free service daily, according to the story. Additional use will be available at extra cost.

So next time you get a triple Venti mocha java no whip latte, be sure to grab your laptop. However I caution you to set up a encrypted proxy for your surfing if you want to ensure no one can see what you’re doing. I’ll have an instructional document on how to do that very soon!

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