Comments on: Starbucks signs with AT&T http://billso.com/2008/02/11/att-starbucks/ Bill Sodeman writes about management, mobile computing and information systems Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:39:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: <img src='http://billso.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png'/> billso http://billso.com/2008/02/11/att-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 billso Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:17:44 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/11/att-starbucks/#comment-1204 According to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/25/atandt-and-starbucks-begin-wifi-rollout/" rel="nofollow">Engadget</a> and <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080425/aqf008.html?.v=52" rel="nofollow">this press release</a>, the rollout starts 1 May 2008. According to Engadget and this press release, the rollout starts 1 May 2008.

]]> By: <img src='http://billso.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png'/> billso http://billso.com/2008/02/11/att-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 billso Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:18:27 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/11/att-starbucks/#comment-1053 Glenn Fleishman of TidBITS has posted an excellent <a href="http://db.tidbits.com/article/9458" rel="nofollow">article</a> that supports my customer lock-in hypothesis. Fleishman also notes that iPhone users will need WiFi's speed when downloading movies and TV shows to their phones. GSM, the mobile phone technology that is used by AT&T and the iPhone, is too slow. Glenn estimates that a 2 hour movie would download in about 9 minutes on a fast WiFi connection, compared to an hour or more with AT&T's fastest GSM connection. He also has some nice information about AT&T's pricing model for WiFi customers. Glenn claims that the Starbucks sandwich ovens are being removed to accommodate more coffee-making equipment behind each counter. Glenn Fleishman of TidBITS has posted an excellent article that supports my customer lock-in hypothesis.

Fleishman also notes that iPhone users will need WiFi’s speed when downloading movies and TV shows to their phones. GSM, the mobile phone technology that is used by AT&T and the iPhone, is too slow.

Glenn estimates that a 2 hour movie would download in about 9 minutes on a fast WiFi connection, compared to an hour or more with AT&T’s fastest GSM connection.

He also has some nice information about AT&T’s pricing model for WiFi customers.

Glenn claims that the Starbucks sandwich ovens are being removed to accommodate more coffee-making equipment behind each counter.

]]> By: <img src='http://billso.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/openid.png'/> billso http://billso.com/2008/02/11/att-starbucks/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 billso Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:39:21 +0000 http://billso.com/2008/02/11/att-starbucks/#comment-1050 According to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/t-mobile-hotspot-users-will-get-five-years-of-starbucks-wifi-acc/" rel="nofollow">Engadget</a>, T-Mobile users will get FIVE years of free roaming at Starbucks after the AT&T switchover. See the T-Mobile <a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/company/PressReleases_Article.aspx?assetName=Prs_Prs_20070213&title=Statement%20regarding%20T-Mobile%20Hotspot%20and%20Starbucks" rel="nofollow">press release</a> for the official announcement. According to Engadget, T-Mobile users will get FIVE years of free roaming at Starbucks after the AT&T switchover. See the T-Mobile press release for the official announcement.

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