I don't think this is all that new. I typically am on a VPN at a hotpsot (though there have been times when I wondered if someone could still access my machine).
Anyway when will the day come that someone gets hacked at Starbucks and turns around and sues them. I don't know how that would work out. I don't know if there is anything Starbucks or Tmobile can do about this (just naming the big guys here) but they certainly should try.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/042507-infosec-evil-twin-wi-fi-access.html?nlhtsec=0423securityalert4&company=HP