In a recent deal, not only will Starbucks being servering up coffee, but they will also be providing their customers with Wi-Fi access.

The coffee giants have done a deal with BT to provide around 650 starbucks coffee shops across the UK and Ireland with Wi-Fi access and the ability to ’surf the web, email and make VoIP calls‘.

The partnership will include O2’s iPhone customers, who are already benefitting from the new Skype app.

The idea came about after it became clear that the number of people using BT’s Wi-Fi doubled last year and the popularity of being able to work or log onto the internet in a coffee shop became apparent.

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