{"id":2773,"date":"2010-06-15T12:26:27","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T16:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=2773"},"modified":"2010-06-15T12:28:20","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T16:28:20","slug":"well-well-well-starbucks-to-offer-free-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=2773","title":{"rendered":"Well, well, well&#8230;..Starbucks to offer free Wi-Fi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine my surprise when I read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starbucks.com\/blog\/22761\/free-one-click-wi-fi-is-coming\">this article<\/a> yesterday about Starbuck&#8217;s beginning to offer free Wi-Fi beginning July 1, 2010.  I wrote an article in February expressing my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=2377\">disappointment in Starbuck&#8217;s <\/a> charging for Wi-Fi.  I have to say that this is a long time coming and a little behind the times in the market.  Caribou Coffee, Panera Bread and even many Mc Donald&#8217;s locations have been offering free Wi-Fi for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the highlights on the details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free &#8211; Wi-Fi &#8211; no Starbucks Card required<\/li>\n<li>One-Click &#8211; no username or password required<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited &#8211; no time limit &#8211; there used to be a 2 hour restriction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since I dissed Starbuck&#8217;s in my previous post, I thought it was only fair to report that they will be catching up with the times shortly.  Starbuck&#8217;s does offer a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/examiner\/x-15655-Columbus-GlutenFree-Food-Examiner~y2010m1d13-Starbucks-to-offer-more-glutenfree-options-in-participating-US-stores\">variety of gluten-free snacks<\/a> and drinks.  Please be cautious when ordering any of the Frappaccinos, as there have been some changes made to the base mixes.  You can read more about the changes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/examiner\/x-15655-Columbus-GlutenFree-Food-Examiner~y2010m1d13-Starbucks-to-offer-more-glutenfree-options-in-participating-US-stores\">here <\/a> and there is some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=2692\">clarification here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, back to business &#8211; laying on the beach! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=2773\"><\/div>\n<script><!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_div_class=\"linkwithin_hook\";\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 135270;\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine my surprise when I read this article yesterday about Starbuck&#8217;s beginning to offer free Wi-Fi beginning July 1, 2010. 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