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The wireless was/is free as long as you spend at least $5 per month. All you need is $5 on a gift card to enable the wireless for the month. So buy a $5 gift
by jedbrown 16y ago
The wireless was/is free as long as you spend at least $5 per month. All you need is $5 on a gift card to enable the wireless for the month. So buy a $5 gift card and at the end of the month, spend that $5 and put $5 more on the card. Silly game and not so prominently advertised, but it works (as of a few month ago when I was last in the US).
- Alex3917 16y agoYeah, seriously, the WiFi has always been free for actual customers. The only thing that's different is that now it's free for homeless people too. I'm not really sure how this is an improvement.
- barmstrong 16y agoBecause (1) lots of people didn't know that trick and (2) it's annoying to have to carry another card, login, etc, just to get some internet!
- noarchy 16y agoAre homeless people with WiFi-enabled devices that much of an epidemic?
- sounddust 16y agoActually, it's even easier than that. They don't even check that you use the card. I bought a $5 Starbucks card at least 18 months ago, and have used it since for free wi-fi at Starbucks despite having never used or refilled it since.
- drcode 16y agoYMMV- I had a card go bad after not ordering more on it.