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It’s probably because most laptops are designed by North Americans, and cellular data is extremely expensive in North America.
by callalex 3y ago
It’s probably because most laptops are designed by North Americans, and cellular data is extremely expensive in North America.
- bigstrat2003 3y agoIt's also because having a modem isn't actually that useful. Wifi is way better than the cellular network in most cases.
- jchw 3y agoWiFi isn't available everywhere. Even when it is, it can be pretty unreliable or require you to enter information into sketchy captive portals. In general, for a mobile computer, mobile data is quite useful. If you only use your laptop at home, then it's not terribly useful. But then at that point you might be better off with a desktop computer.
- cameronh90 3y agoIn London, with few exceptions, the cellular connectivity is better than whatever horrendous WiFi your hotel/restaurant/train/etc. has. The only time WiFi is sometimes better is in cool underground bars and such where there’s no cellular signal whatsoever. Hell it’s better than most people’s home internet. My home internet is 1.1Gb/s at the wall, but once you factor in the WiFi in a dense urban environment with a brick wall house, I’m lucky if I get 150Mb/s. Meanwhile 5G from my bedroom easily clears 500Mb/s.
- jchw 3y agoI mean, getting an unlimited data cellular plan in America can be less than $50/mo. I think Simple Mobile (an MVNO of T-Mobile) offers a decent plan at around $30/mo. Maybe it's far cheaper elsewhere, but that honestly doesn't seem too unreasonable to me. (Also, my current cellphone plan offers multiple data SIMs for free with my regular plan.)