So AT&T has begun its takeover of T-Mobile’s Starbucks hotspots. A friend in Texas saw that AT&T has already moved into one of his local Starbucks, so he did some poking around.

Now under AT&T’s reign, users can get two free hours of WiFi every day. However, the company also designed a portal to make it easy for iPhone users to log in (blurry screenshot above), complete with the ability to purchase memberships or day passes, and even use a coupon or prepaid card, right on the handset.

This is a great idea for coffee drinkers who want to sign up but don’t own notebooks, and those who simply want to roll with an iPhone.

I spoke with a manager in one of my local Starbucks today and asked about how long the AT&T switchover is going to take. She wasn’t positive, but she believes she heard that the plan is to have all ~7,000 stores finished by summer.

via http://davidchartier.com/blog/2008/04/17/screenshot-of-atts-new-iphone-portal-for-starbucks-hotspots/

Posted on April 21st, 2008 by admin
Filed under: iPhone News