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Social side aside, what is the point, isn't 4g everywhere these days?
by kuon 10y ago
Social side aside, what is the point, isn't 4g everywhere these days?
- swsieber 10y agoIt is (or seems like it)... but it'd be pretty expensive to be tethered all day, every day.
- tmnvix 10y ago$2/day ($0 if I don't use it on a particular day) for me in Australia (unlimited data but limited to 3g). Unfortunately, I don't think this plan is available anymore. About to head to NZ and not looking forward to giving up this ideal (for me) prepaid plan.
- Mandatum 10y agoAs someone who moved from NZ to AU.. Oooh you're going to feel the hurt. You can still get 90GB/mo 3G plans in AU for $80/mo which I'm super happy with. Comparatively in NZ I paid $30/mo for 3GB. The only thing I do I miss is NZ's speeds (in AKL/WEL at least). 4G there is usually 10x faster than what I get in Melbourne CBD.
- voltagex_ 10y agoWow. I get 110+ megabits in Melbourne and 10+ in Canberra.
- Markoff 10y ago0.5€ per day for unlimited data here in Europe, heck Poland has 5€ per month for unlimited everything can't wait for end of roaming charges, even if they limit no fees for like 3 months per year abroad it's worth just switch SIM every three months only because of data, even if you will use secondary card for calls and SMS so people can reach you on same number
- jfoutz 10y agoIt really depends on how you work. I can think of a couple cases that are pretty slim. 1, ssh + tmux, or something along those lines. If your stuff is all on a remote machine, and you're proficient with the command line tools, you can do a ton of stuff over a very thin pipe. 30k would be more than enough, but latency can be frustrating because the local echo. 2, Local dev with local docs. Something like IntelliJ and all the code lookups pointed at local javadoc. With the right setup your network use is pretty much just git fetches and pushes. When you start pulling down VMs or pushing containers, things kinda fall apart. It's worth thinking about how to slim down that network connection. Being able to work remotely with a real thin connection like that opens up a lot of opportunities. One example might be a funeral. Going home for a couple weeks vs a day or two of bereavement can be, well, nice. Obviously that kind of thing depends on your employer.
- kuon 9y agoIn my country (switzerland), you can have unlimited data and call for about 30$ per month.
- chrischen 10y agoMost people don't have tethering plans.
- sdenton4 10y agoI dunno; I think the problem is that you don't mind getting a crippled phone with your contact? Bring your own device and you'll pay less for it and be subject to less bullshit...
- falcolas 10y ago> crippled phone The phone doesn't determine if you can tether; and even if it overrides the carrier's instructions and tethers when told not to, they can (and do) still tell the difference in usage and shut you down.
- bdcravens 10y agoI'll echo sibling comment. On the exact same device, tethering isn't related to device, but related to plan - typically tethering is an extra $50 or so. You can often tether for a very short time using a rooted phone without explicitly paying for it, but most carriers are very hip to that traffic.
- kuon 9y agoI didn't even know that you required a plan to do tethering, must be a US thing.
- m_t 9y agoIn a few plans I've seen in Europe, tethering can be prohibited in the ToS, but is not technically blocked. You can also find specific tethering plans, sometimes with 4G modems offered by the seller.
- shchavel 10y agoThere's typically a monthly limit of a few Gbs/month for a full speed.
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoThis is only if you have an "unlimited" plan. If you use a plan with caps, they have no care how you use your data.
- saghm 10y agoRight, but then the cap is generally a few GB per month anyhow
- bdcravens 10y agoPlans in the 15-30 GB/month range aren't terribly expensive.
- shawnz 10y agoI don't think it's the connectivity so much as it is just a place to go and sit down for a while.
- Cyph0n 10y agoThen why are coffee shops deciding to stop WiFi rather than watching out for people who sit for too long?
- shawnz 10y agoIt works to reduce the number of people who stay too long without directly attacking them. WiFi access might be a motivator for using the cafe this way even if it isn't the main reason people do it.
- aluhut 10y agoI would prefer a park.
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- agumonkey 10y agodata cap maybe
- easilyBored 10y agoThe real reason they cut it off is seating. Wifi costs practically nothing to them, so if you sit all day with their wifi, your cell plan or solving equations it's the same. Then, they'll find new ways to discourage it.
- bdcravens 10y agoMany of the plans you see advertised on TV explicitly exclude tethering (always ask) Some areas just have really bad speeds (in Houston and just north, I get great speeds, but when I go to the upscale city a bit further - The Woodlands - it's like I'm on a 14.4 modem)