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Wi-fi in New York

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  • phatbear
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    dmg24 wrote: »
    I didn't need a loyalty card to connect in Starbucks in NYC last July.

    Ahh well thing is i have mine on auto connect so may have assumed that it was logging itself in as I have a loyalty card account doodah set up on my phone, never really thought about it and assumed it was the same set up as the UK

    Anyway there are poop loads of places that have free wifi in NY and id be amazed if the hotel you are staying in havent got it as well
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  • dmg24
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    phatbear wrote: »
    Ahh well thing is i have mine on auto connect so may have assumed that it was logging itself in as I have a loyalty card account doodah set up on my phone, never really thought about it and assumed it was the same set up as the UK

    Anyway there are poop loads of places that have free wifi in NY and id be amazed if the hotel you are staying in havent got it as well

    Some of the bigger hotel chains still don't offer it for free, but I have always been able to pick up a signal from somewhere or another, usually the hotel next door ... ;)
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  • Any
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    We are not staying in a hotel so that is not an option...
  • benjus
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    I was in NYC last week, and used wifi in Starbucks with no card or anything else.

    They even had wifi in the Diesel store on 5th Ave for bored people accompanying their OHs...
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  • Any
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    benjus wrote: »
    I was in NYC last week, and used wifi in Starbucks with no card or anything else.

    They even had wifi in the Diesel store on 5th Ave for bored people accompanying their OHs...

    Thank you for that assurance.

    Can't wait now! Having a wifi on Iphone helps greatly to keep phone costs down when on holiday, as long as you can connect to ineternet somewhere!!
  • gfplux
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    Starbucks loyalty card needs to be registered. best thing is to get a card in the Uk. put some money on and register it online at home on your PC.
    have fun.
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