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> Consider how annoyed people have been at the Apple dongle situation. Do you mean the USB-C with the gazillion required adapters or new cables? It's relevant
by photojosh 9y ago
> Consider how annoyed people have been at the Apple dongle situation.
Do you mean the USB-C with the gazillion required adapters or new cables?
It's relevant you bring up Apple, because if you have a MacBook and an iPhone, and pair it via Bluetooth, the a tethering option shows up in your WiFi menu that you can easily select, same as any other WiFi network.
The advantage of it being an easy, yet manual process is that you can't accidentally use it and blow through your data. I do wish they would go the extra step and build "limit what you do because you're on a metered connection" support into macOS.
- 52-6F-62 9y agoGood point. I really enjoy how easy it is on a mac when I'm on the train or something. The difficulty for average users is the knowledge that you can tether, setting it up, and remembering to turn it off. The UI's are good at reminding you, but even I've forgotten if I've had to run off the train because I got caught up in work. Metering (with overrides) would help absolutely!