Starbucks to offer free wifi starting July 1st – in partnership with AT&T and Yahoo. This is probably at least in part to offload traffic from AT&T’s overloaded 3G network. Up until now, if you didn’t have a Starbuck’s card, you had to pay $4 for 2 hours of access. Most McDonalds offer free access
I don’t know if my experience is typical, but most “free” wifi spots have been so slow that I end up turning wifi off – the 3G is faster and more reliable – then again, I’m not in New York City
