The deal is exactly like you have described. There are still approx. 6000 Starbucks sites that T-Mobile is required to support until the migration to the ATT network is complete.
Starbucks was a major high maintenance customer for the T-Mobile HotSpot service - to the tune of 85%.
When Starbucks spoke, T-Mobile jumped. One could never say "No" to Starbucks no matter how insane the request was for fear that they would take their business. In the long run, they did took their business to ATT.
Some say it was T-Mobile's pass on the iPhone the motivated Starbucks to seek another provider. Even T-Mobile's gallant efforts to deploy the iTunes music service was not enough.
Let the games begin.
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All Starbucks sites have at a minimum have a DS1 connection.
The deal is exactly like you have described. There are still approx. 6000 Starbucks sites that T-Mobile is required to support until the migration to the ATT network is complete. Starbucks was a major high maintenance customer for the T-Mobile HotSpot service - to the tune of 85%. When Starbucks spoke, T-Mobile jumped. One could never say "No" to Starbucks no matter how insane the request was for fear that they would take their business. In the long run, they did took their business to ATT. Some say it was T-Mobile's pass on the iPhone the motivated Starbucks to seek another provider. Even T-Mobile's gallant efforts to deploy the iTunes music service was not enough. Let the games begin.