WiFi at Starbucks
I am the proud owner of an iPod Touch (waiting on the 3G iPhone to replace my Motorola Q9).
When I go to Starbucks, I often use it to check my stocks and the weather in the Valley (I start every morning imagining myself in another Starbucks).
I will observe that I can always get WiFi access for these specific applications on my Touch (and the iTunes Store of course), but not general HTTP access.
If anyone knows the technical magic to make that happen (user-agent, special relay, etc.), I would love to know.
I was thinking about hacking around and trying to figure it out, but Starbucks in now offering free WiFi for folks that join the Rewards Program.
I was very impressed with how easily it was signup for it today — in fact I am using it now.
I still wish I was in Los Altos. 
I am awaiting the 3G as well. You only have to wait until Jully 11th. I don’t know the answer to your question, but I already own an iphone and I love it. I can tell you that you will love it too!
I also love starbucks!
-One girl
girlstakeonit
14 Jun 08 at 22:10
are you really a flight risk?
co-worker
16 Jun 08 at 21:19
@co-worker:
As Reagan once said, “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.”
As long as Microsoft doesn’t leave me (allows me to work on my vision and values my work), I won’t leave it.
metadouglasp
16 Jun 08 at 22:47
but that is a statement about the company, not the geography…
co-worker
18 Jun 08 at 20:06
[...] all it my favorite Starbucks in the whole world is there and the increase sunlight could shake me of my grunge obsession [...]
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