Cheapskates rejoice! Free Wifi at Starbucks

[Taro]

Tokyo first and most of their stores in Japan by the end of the year..

Starbucks.co.jp/rec/starbucks_wi2

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http://starbucks.wi2.co.jp/pc/index_en.html

[Gaspard de Coligny]

Fuck beans, welcome to the 21st century...

In Saigon you can't swing a dead cat without connecting to 3 differents open wifi from the coffee shops around...

[BigInJapan]

Tokyo first and most of their stores in Japan by the end of the year..

Starbucks.co.jp/rec/starbucks_wi2

http://starbucks.wi2.co.jp/pc/index_en.html

I see this plan is now completely unrelated to which carrier you have (as in computers, tablets, etc. should be OK).
When I first saw this news a couple of weeks ago, it only mentioned being available to KDDI/au users (but that has changed in the announcements made on 6/28).
Original announcement for au Wi-Fi SPOT at Starbucks and Circle K conbinis (for au smartphone users only).

[vanpa]

Posting from a normal PC. Simple email signup, no proof-of-purchase required, cheapskates can squat outside if they want. I haz mah own dongle so don't really need it, but useful to know.

[GomiGirl]

The normal signup pages at Tully's coffee does my head in.

What about the limousine bus WiFi? Anybody connected to that easily?

What bugs me is, if you are going to give out free wifi, don't make it so obvious that you are scraping my information in order to make a buck of it. Really puts me off.

[Gaspard de Coligny]

The normal signup pages at Tully's coffee does my head in.

What about the limousine bus WiFi? Anybody connected to that easily?

What bugs me is, if you are going to give out free wifi, don't make it so obvious that you are scraping my information in order to make a buck of it. Really puts me off.

At least, unlike facebuk, they give you a littul something in exchange...

[GomiGirl]

The normal signup pages at Tully's coffee does my head in.

What about the limousine bus WiFi? Anybody connected to that easily?

What bugs me is, if you are going to give out free wifi, don't make it so obvious that you are scraping my information in order to make a buck of it. Really puts me off.

At least, unlike facebuk, they give you a littul something in exchange...

Reason #750 that I do not have a facebook account.

[chokonen888]

Won't this just encourage the patrons (or just people who walk in and sit down for some free wifi) to stay longer, not necessarily buy more...and therefore turn away more potential customers? (lose them money in the end)

I always figured this is why they didn't offer it...so many Starbucks are already packed like the Yamanote during rush hour

[Hanzo the Razor]

Won't this just encourage the patrons (or just people who walk in and sit down for some free wifi) to stay longer, not necessarily buy more...and therefore turn away more potential customers? (lose them money in the end)

I always figured this is why they didn't offer it...so many Starbucks are already packed like the Yamanote during rush hour

Yeah, Starbucks here are crowded, hot and noisy but at least they don't reek of cigarettes like most other cafes in Japan.

[chokonen888]

Won't this just encourage the patrons (or just people who walk in and sit down for some free wifi) to stay longer, not necessarily buy more...and therefore turn away more potential customers? (lose them money in the end)

I always figured this is why they didn't offer it...so many Starbucks are already packed like the Yamanote during rush hour

Yeah, Starbucks here are crowded, hot and noisy but at least they don't reek of cigarettes like most other cafes in Japan.

I think that's probably another reason they are crowded....are there any other cafes that are totally non-smoking?

[IparryU]

Won't this just encourage the patrons (or just people who walk in and sit down for some free wifi) to stay longer, not necessarily buy more...and therefore turn away more potential customers? (lose them money in the end)

I always figured this is why they didn't offer it...so many Starbucks are already packed like the Yamanote during rush hour

Yeah, Starbucks here are crowded, hot and noisy but at least they don't reek of cigarettes like most other cafes in Japan.

Like Segafredo? All the Euro-trash from the embassies go there (the hiroo one). Even in the "non-smoking" areas from time to time you see some douche bag bring an ash trey from downstairs or ash in a cup...

[Aoyaji]

The normal signup pages at Tully's coffee does my head in.

What about the limousine bus WiFi? Anybody connected to that easily?

What bugs me is, if you are going to give out free wifi, don't make it so obvious that you are scraping my information in order to make a buck of it. Really puts me off.

At least, unlike facebuk, they give you a littul something in exchange...

Reason #750 that I do not have a facebook account.

I can dig it. Soon to ditch mine if they cross my boundaries one more time.

[Gaspard de Coligny]

That kind of thinking...

"if I get raped one more time, I stop going naked to this wife swapper club"

is interesting...

[IparryU]

That kind of thinking...

"if I get raped one more time, I stop going naked to this wife swapper club"

is interesting...

you and your crazy interperitattions wabbit man... sick and yet so much like a walking pRon think tank.

[Taro]

The FG-emeritus, Mulboyne (remember him?) just tweeted:

September refurbishment of Shibuya Loft will include a free wifi hotspot at the main entrance: http://www.shibukei.com/headline/8684/ (J)

Shibukei.com via Google Translate...In addition to revamping the moving Loft logo of mechanical characters at the main entrance for the first time in 25 years, the store will provide a free Wi-Fi spot there...