Good riddance, AT&T! Starbucks teams up with Google to offer super-fast Wi-Fi

Starbucks' Wi-Fi will be 10 times faster once the stores' networks are upgraded. Slow-as-syrup AT&T is out, and Level 3/Google is in.

Starbucks chief digital officer Adam Brotman finally got word that Starbucks offered the worst Wi-Fi on the planet and apparently made this partnership happen.

"Our goal is to continue to provide our customers with the best in-store experience possible," he says, "and we are excited to offer these kinds of unparalleled experiences at a broad scale.”

Better late than never, Adam!

* Starbucks teams up with Google to bring next-generation Wi-Fi to the coffee chain
* AT&T offered to improve its terrible Wi-Fi, but SBUX said forget it!
* Google: We'll start rolling out the new networks in August

* EARLIER: Starbucks and AT&T want you to have the worst Internet experience possible

Comments

[Crateish]

Great?

Now That It’s in the Broadband Game, Google Flip-Flops on Network Neutrality

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/google-neutrality

[ImChiquita]

Kinda like the SBUX-TMobile divorce.

THAT was fun. (Actually - no!)

[sunbelt]

Who's excited for Chocolate Chai and New Ethiopia Coffee!!?

[Charlene]

This should hit Canada in about fifteen years?