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I get that, but given that some countries have insanely restrictive Wi-Fi data caps (I heard 200GB, which I would probably blow through in a week or less), I do
by concinds 5y ago
I get that, but given that some countries have insanely restrictive Wi-Fi data caps (I heard 200GB, which I would probably blow through in a week or less), I don't see the problem. Even if updates-over-4G are disabled by default, power users should be able to turn it on. My grandma has 70GB for 15€ a month; she only makes FaceTime calls, so uses on average 4GB of data a month. I'd love to use SharePlay to share her screen, and teach her how to use her phone, but that won't be possible, because she can't install the update; it'll have to wait until the next time I travel to see her.
I hear that Android lets you enable updates-over-4G, but allows carriers to block the feature. That's detestable! Surely, if I pay for data, I should be able to use it for anything (legal) I deem important? I don't like corporations making those decisions for me.
- mschuster91 5y ago> My grandma has 70GB for 15€ a month I'm German, and ... wtf, I'm envious. We have three carriers: O2 (which is cheap, but their network is horrible), Vodafone (which is expensive, has a good network, and is constantly plagued by issues with its customer service) and Telekom (expensive, good network and decent customer service). Telekom's cheapest plan is 40€ a month which has 6GB, and the biggest plan before flat-rate (at 85€) is 24 GB for 60€ a month...
- FabHK 5y agoTo be fair, looking around a bit, you can get 14 GB for 13€ (https://www.handyvertrag.de https://www.handyvertrag.de - it's a brand of Drillish, reseller of the O2/Telefónica/E-Plus network) 40 GB for 19€ (https://bestellung.vitrado.de/offer/index/2b5pv1 https://bestellung.vitrado.de/offer/index/2b5pv1)
- mschuster91 5y agoYeah, all of that is O2. The problem is, their service is straight shit outside and barely tolerable inside of urban areas at best. My s/o is on their network, it's ridiculous.