Starbucks announced free Wi-Fi offer early this year in partnership with AT&T and now they are officially available at more than 7,000 stores across the country.

Starbucks initially used to offer Wi-Fi services through T-Mobile and now it has replaced it with AT&T. And now customers can enjoy two free hours of Wi-Fi connections in any of the 7,000 stores. They introduced this promotion so as to boost sales in Starbucks.

Though it says free, customers have to buy a Starbucks Card with a minimum of $5 stored in the account and register it at their online site. The customers can then enjoy two hours of uninterrupted internet access. Those who register for the first time will get a free cup of coffee drink.

But there are too many conditions that might drive potential customers away. These are the terms customers should follow:

1.) Customers can only use 2 hours in a day

2.) Customers can only use it once without any interruption, they cannot use some of it early in the day and some of it later.

3.) To maintain eligibility customers should use it at least once a month.

4.) Customers buy a $5 minimum Starbucks Card.

5.) Register online at Starbucks Rewards Program with e-mail and mailing addresses.

But Starbucks hopes customers will agree with the above offer. Starbuck’s vice president of customer relations told Mashable.com that more than $1 billion was loaded into pre-paid cards in 2007 and nearly 14% of all sales at Starbucks is made via Starbucks Card.

If you do not like the conditions set by Starbucks and AT&T, then you should try other coffee locations, which you can find in the web. You can try Jwire.com which provides a list of free Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide. McDonald’s, Breugger’s and many more businesses offer free Wi-Fi services without any conditions.