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Phones don't have a puplic IP to begin with. That's not even an internet connection. (Not just my opinion, it's also the legal interpretation in France, and I s
by loup-vaillant 9y ago
Phones don't have a puplic IP to begin with. That's not even an internet connection. (Not just my opinion, it's also the legal interpretation in France, and I suspect most of Europe: if you're hidden behind a big NAT, that's not an interet connection. Which is why our ads no longer talk about "unlimited internet", but about "data plans".)
If your only connection is through your phone, I have to feel a bit sorry for you.
- icebraining 9y agoThat's increasingly the case, though. Even on HN I've often seen people saying they only use 4G connections. I had some hope that IPv6 would bring sanity to mobile connections, but that doesn't seem to be happening.
- wbl 9y agoRadio has some unique properties that make symmetric connections tricky. Most people aren't hosting content locally and with good reason. Goodbye 1990s dreams of everyone has a server.
- loup-vaillant 9y ago> Goodbye 1990s dreams of everyone has a server. One can still have an R-Pi at home.
- Eridrus 9y agoMost of the world has a phone as their primary internet connection. But even laptops are battery powered. These devices are also thermally constrained. There's far more to this than upload speed.
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