Coffee Shops Getting Tired of Wi-Fi Squatters

Uh oh. This is troubling news for anyone out there that is used to finding the nearest Starbucks and sitting down to browse the Web on a laptop. While free public Wi-Fi is fun to use and often shopped as a selling point among many businesses, it seems that coffee shops in particular are getting a little bothered by the growing number of Wi-Fi squatters out there.

The Wall Street Journal has posted an interesting read about this trend. Over the last several years, the amount of people with Wi-Fi enabled devices has been steadily on the rise, as well as the number of businesses that offer wireless access points to its customers. However, this has also attributed to non-paying customers simply loitering and crashing the property of many local owners, without even buying anything.

Even though I for one love to partake in some free Wi-Fi whenever I can get my virtual hands on it, I do have to say that I understand why a shop owner would be upset about non-paying customers just hanging around all day. What are your thoughts about coffee shops clamping down on Wi-Fi squatters? To read more, visit the Wall Street Journal.