But on the plus side: * no MITM attack * no TLS cert errors * no "do I need to hard-refresh? what's the key for that?" * no question if network access

But on the plus side: * no MITM attack * no TLS cert errors * no "do I need to hard-refresh? what's the key for that?" * no question if network access is working or not * one reliable clear action to get access See the various comments about work-arounds for work-arounds. Random plain-http intercept-check sites because some captive portals try to make iOS not pop up the mini sandboxed captive portal browser. The endless confusion. This stuff would be a lot simpler if people weren't always trying to make it needlessly "easy" and fucking it up even more every time.