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Google Replaces AT&T At Starbucks

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-and-improved dept.

coolnumbr12 writes "A new partnership between Starbucks and Google hopes to improve the lives of freelance writers around the country. Starting in August, Google plans to make Internet speeds at all 7,000 Starbucks locations in the U.S. 10 times faster than the current AT&T-powered service. For people in a city equipped with Google Fiber, Google says the speed in Starbucks could increase as much as 100 times."

2 of 100 comments (clear)

  1. No Just deliberately misleading by tuppe666 · · Score: 4, Informative

    So, you can search on Duck-Duck-Go, but it takes twice as long as Google

    Only because Duck Duck Go is slower. The Net Neutrality part (as described in the article) means you can't run your business servers inside Starbucks. Nothing to do with prioritising one web-site over another.

  2. Google not providing the network most places... by Rhyas · · Score: 4, Informative

    It will be Level 3 equipment/network instead of AT&T for this deal.