I'm in one of the techiest cities in the U.S. Public Wi-fi is widely available. I don't use it due to friction. Here's what has to happen at a cafe in my neighb

I'm in one of the techiest cities in the U.S. Public Wi-fi is widely available. I don't use it due to friction. Here's what has to happen at a cafe in my neighborhood if I wanted to use their Wifi: 1. Ask for the password (sometimes it's on my coffee receipt, sometimes not) 2. Open laptop, logon to Wifi, enter password. (if not already saved from last time; but every new location has a different password so you end up having to enter passwords anyway) 3. Open up Cisco VPN (because Wifi is not safe, especially those open ones without passwords). 4. Start browsing (and discover that Wifi is pretty slow in some shops because they misconfigured their router or there are too many people on Wifi. Public Wifi is iffy in many places like on Amtrak trains or in US airports). What I actually do today: (anywhere, car, coffee shop, random location in middle of nowhere with cell signal) 1. Open laptop, click connect to iPhone (unlimited plan), get 5G speeds, no VPN needed. I would need to carry a phone charger or battery pack because tethering mode drains my phone quickly. If I had a cell modem on my laptop: 1. Open laptop.