Starbucks Coffee

Excellent! You've made so many customers happy today!

This is one of the best things Starbucks has done to keep it's customers.....most coffee shops have offered free internet for a long time.  Thank you Starbucks for realizing this is important to it's customers!!

I was surprised and delighted to discover it's come to Canadian SB as well!  Yesterday I was there for a drink and I went to sign on, only to discover the hassle of doing so with my iPod (which constantly had problems with all the darned pop-up windows) was at an end.  Thank you SB for bringing one-click WiFi to your stores.  Your customers appreciate it! :)

This was one of the "perks" of having a rewards card. Are we getting anything in return now that you're giving wifi to everyone?

Forget the rewards whiners - or just eliminate the whole rewards program (at least threaten to!).

On Wifi you finally did what the customers wanted and you should be congratulated. You also joined modern times since I get this in so many other places it was odd not to in your stores. I can now let go of the cranky independent coffee place I sometimes use when I need wifi because I got so annoyed with old way starbucks did this.

I'm a Gold Card member, and I think it's great that there is free Wi-Fi now. Card member with perks or not, it will keep people coming to Starbucks! They closed enough stores, we don't need them closing more! So come ye, come ye! *winks*

Uh... it's actually two clicks.

Nice job! Thanks for making this happen! Keep up the good work! :)

Much appreciated!

Starbucks can readily manage the inconcenience of people hanging out forEVER and clogging the store, as it is readily easy to limit the log-in time used to X minutes. As an example, Qwest allowed their customers to use Starbucks Wi-Fi (AT&T Wireless, actually) for a limited time (1 hour, as I recall). Starbucks can maintain the benefit of free Wi-Fi and discourage people moving in and using their store as a Home Office by limiting Wi-Fi use to a reasonable amount of time.

On the surface this looks like a good thing for all but most of the Starbucks in my area have been cutting back on staff and downsizing the lobbies in favor of increasing drive thru business.   Today I went to 3 Starbucks looking for a seat in the lobby where I can work.

Finally got tired of driving around,   I am typing this from Scooters!

I agree with previous posters that free wifi was one of THE BEST decisions Starbucks has made in a while. I used to go to a number of other places that had free wifi and every time I did, Starbucks missed out on a purchase. I haven't seen a problem with people hanging out all day, even though some would say I am one of those people. Seriously, why would I want to sit in my office when I can do all of my work in a much nicer atmosphere? Most of the time, I'm not actually using the wifi, I'm just working. If it gets too crowded, I leave and let someone else have my spot. Since my Starbucks started offering free wifi, I end up making 2 or 3 separate purchases before I leave, instead of one.

I love the Wifi - I am only concerned about the security. Can't you get a major security provider to sponsor the connection itself - it sure would lend a lot of reassurance.

I love the Wifi - I am only concerned about the security. Can't you get a major security provider to sponsor the connection itself - it sure would lend a lot of reassurance.