starbucks wifi problems

Here is the solution,

* I have a macbook (Mavericks) and ever since starbucks changed their ISP from AT&T to Google, I've had a wifi connection, but never could browse the web. I never got presented with the starbucks log in screen.

Contacted tech support, they said (I can only verify for mac users) to enter "purple.com" into the web browser. This IMMEDIATELY brings up the log in screen on your web browser. I can confirm this works for chrome on mac. Haven't checked with firefox web browser yet. But this works for me every time.

1. Connect to the starbucks network on your wifi network

2. open web browser (chrome)

3. in the URL bar type: purple.com

4. you should be presented with the starbucks log in screen.

*so stupid they make you do this or haven't fixed the issue yet.

I had the same issue here is how I solved it:

Turn off wifi.

Open network preferences -> advanced

Remove Starbucks as a saved network.

Restart your Mac.

Then on WiFi - wait 30 seconds to settle in.

Connect to Starbucks - wait 30 seconds for the popup to appear. No need to go Google.com.

Hope this helps you as it worked for me.

Regards,

Anthony

My suggestion is this:

If you are not doing this already, open Safari as the first online app you try when getting to Starbuck's. But before you do, make sure the WiFi is connected and give it a while (maybe 30 seconds to settle in).

Try to open some very common URL in Safari. See if that redirects you to the Starbuck's network signin.

Tpye the following URL into your browser and majority of the time it works.

Oh, I just reread your second post and realize now you have multiple browsers on your Mac. I apologize for missing that earlier.

I have no personal experience using multiple browsers on a Mac, but I suspect that may be related to the issue. I know that Chrome opens stuff early during the Mac's startup cycle.

I cannot pinpoint anything specific, but I'll bet that's part of the issue. The "accept" stuff gets somehow picked up by one of these early actions from a different browser.

I tried many of the suggestions here and none worked on my iPhone 6 Plus. While I was doing this, I just happened to open the iPhone Chrome browser, and there it was, the Starbucks sign in form. Now that's all I do, is just open the Chrome browser.

This happened to me. I've read a few forums saying this is an issue with OS and there are many long fixes, but read a quick tip to go to www.apple.com and the security window pops up - this has worked for me!

The problem with the advice to "just go to google.com" is that now it refuses to go because of the cert from the T&C page... the solution is to go to a random site (maybe such as purple.com - whatever that is) which doesn't use the Certificate validation issue.

Ive used my Air at likely 100+ diff. Starbucks, never an issue.

ask if their network is down, Starbucks is 'on the cheap' for connectivity. Especially if crowded

I second PlotinusVeritas' comment:

"Starbucks is 'on the cheap' for connectivity, especially if crowded."

That wasn't true years ago, but it certainly has seemed that way to me recently as well.

This is most likely to the change from AT&T to google. It's not your macbook air, trust me. I have a macbook from '08 thats suffering the same. It's a network issue.

starbucks has trashy unreliable free wifi 😐

theres not much else to be said about it.

Has nothing at all to do with your Mac.