Don't ask me why, ask all the airports, coffee shops, restaurants, etc that do it to this day... in the US I can imagine it's a liability thing (they're always asking to agree to "don't watch porn and don't sue us" terms)
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Replying to @Aranjedeath @jessfraz
Oh yes I know the awful reasons the providers do it. I don't understand why ppl use their networks when 4G/LTE/whatever is faster and less invasive.
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My phone has like 3 wifi APs saved for the few no-captive-portal cafes with gigabit fiber, and home ones. Otherwise I just use cellular data.
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Replying to @RichFelker @jessfraz
Ah, I am nearly WiFi-only. My plan only has 3gb data, so using LTE when I'm out is expensive (and I'm on T-Mo which is frankly nearly the cheapest of them)
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Replying to @Aranjedeath @jessfraz
Cricket has unlimited data for $35/mo.
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It's throttled after 2GB (or larger threshold if you pay for more), but even with the throttling it's faster than most bad cafe wifi.
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Replying to @RichFelker @jessfraz
I think cricket is a tmo mvno so that's probably the same thing I get (though mine is $40/3gb instead)
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I've never run out, so I don't know what "slower" means. I thought it went to 2g, so I make sure never to overrun. TMO HSPA/+ is pretty solid ime
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Replying to @Aranjedeath @jessfraz
It's not "going to 2G", just throttling at speeds that are supposedly 2G but many times faster than what anyone ever got on actual 2G. Still carried over 3G/4G/LTE channels.
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Replying to @RichFelker @jessfraz
Ah, ok. Thx for explanation. I joined smartphoneworld after LTE was live, so the "oldest" I have exp with is 3g (which is faster than my home internet sometimes)
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I think this highlights a big part of the reason wifi is still popular though: nobody knows there's cheap unlimited cellular data.
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