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Panera Bread Is The Largest Provider Of Free WiFi

Posted by timothy on from the and-tasty-breads dept.

ayb11 writes "According to this article, the Panera Bread chain of Bakery/Cafes (think Starbucks that bakes their own bread) is the largest provider of free WiFi in the US. Their web site says, " There are currently 573 Wi-Fi enabled Panera Bread bakery-cafes, from California to Virginia. More are added every day." (Even my retired dad takes his barely-used laptop over there so he can get free refills on coffee.) Their full list of hotspots is here."

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  1. Well it isn't that expensive by hsmith · · Score: 4, Informative

    Companies act like it is a cripling cost, but what $60/month for cable, when customers will use this feature if you have it, it will even draw people to your store. Giving it away for free should bring them more people one would think.

    but then again starbucks has such a big customer base that those people don't care what they pay for WiFi as long as they get their mocacappachino that costs $8

  2. St. Louis Bread Company by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    They are still called The St. Louis Bread Company here in St. Louis