For many of us who LIVE in Thailand and are use to using wi-fi when sipping on our favorite coffee, it seems strange to us that Starbucks charges for the use of wi-fi in their cafes; whereas, in other coffee shops such as Coffee World, they do not. -Even in the USA (the birth place of Starbucks), wi-fi is free. I have written to Starbucks in Bangkok and they say they have to pay for the service; (duh, so do the other shops that offer it for free). So if you are a Starbucks coffee drinker it may help to voice your concern about this to:

<<e-mail address removed >>

Right now I avoid Starbucks when I want to connect to wi-fi since I feel I should not have this added cost. It seems that their marketing team is not aware that many customers are not happy with the cost of wi-fi at their stores in Thailand.

I think they are smart they dont want people sipping one cup of coffee and using wireless all day there to work.

Starbucks in your city in America is free? I remember a few years back in Houston, they charged to use wi-fi.

I think they are smart they dont want people sipping one cup of coffee and using wireless all day there to work.

They already have enough people doing this without free Internet.

I think they are smart they dont want people sipping one cup of coffee and using wireless all day there to work.

It won't be too long before internet is free everywhere anyway. There's already plenty of hotspots about

As the OP is lobbying members to send emails to Starbucks, I am closing this topic.

29) Not to lobby members.