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Starbucks: Want Wi-Fi with that?

September 3rd, 2004 by mhjones

Gadget Lounge reports on Starbucks’ plan to sell Wi-Fi connections in its Australian stores via Telstra. I’ve used T-mobile service at Starbucks in the US without any problems and anticipate the same here – looks like the pricing ($5 to $10) will be the similar too.

However, I’m starting to wonder how long Wi-Fi will be able to command these premium prices. As iBurst and other 3G services eventually come down in price, why would you bother paying for a hotspot when technology like iBurst makes any location a hotspot?

Starbucks could find itself following the McDonalds model and up-selling a Wi-Fi connection for 50 cents.

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