Dunkin’ Donuts’ customers use twice as much Wi-Fi as Starbucks’

With reliable Wi-Fi and sometimes even an electrical outlet to spare, Starbucks is basically the go-to "coffice" of telecommuters everywhere. A new study by WeFi of internet use at 45 million hot spots in national coffee chains, however, shows the real laptop lingerers are at Dunkin' Donuts, nursing their Coolattas for twice as long as their counterparts at Starbucks and Tully's, third and second on the list, respectively. More than that, though, the chain's customers turn out to be data hogs.

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