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Well, apart from the lack of LTE connectivity. Please, anyone@apple.com, deliver me from the temptation to get another ThinkPad, just because they ship WWAN...

rubatuga 3y ago
What about usb dongle?
- PreInternet01 3y ago
  They universally suck, and I always forget to take them. Same for LTE-to-WiFi hotspots. (Edited to add: one of the great things about a MacBook [Air] is supposed to be that you just throw them in your backpack, and you can be productive, like, anywhere, without having to worry about battery life, or anything. Still, 'lack of connectivity' kinda kills that dream, which means I still carry my ThinkPad T14 gen3 (despite its power management flaws) or Surface Go2 (Potato Inside<tm>), where I would rather take my MacBook)
  - cpr 3y ago
    Isn't an iPhone (which you always have with you if you're in the Apple ecosystem) hotspot good enough for almost anything? I don't think the indirection slowdown could even be detected. Also, I noticed a while back that connecting to the iPhone with a USB-C-to-Lightning cable got me a hardwired hotspot.
  - D13Fd 3y ago
    I'm assuming you don't have an iPhone? iPhone and iPad tethering works extremely well. I've spent many days working via tethering and in practice it's just as good as having a card in the laptop IMO, other than a minor pause in connectivity when you open the laptop. Plus it's much cheaper. It would be nice if they added a built-in option for people for whom money is truly no object, but it really is not a limitation that every impacts my in any significant way.
mfwit 3y ago
Until Apple finally starts shipping their home-grown modems (which does not seem soon), I wouldn't hold my breath.
- PreInternet01 3y ago
  iPads are available with WWAN -- not sure if home-grown or not, but still...
TMWNN 3y ago
>Well, apart from the lack of LTE connectivity. I have two unused SIMs with unlimited data (Thank you, Sprint/T-Mobile free line promotions), and would love to be able to put one to use.

rubatuga 3y ago

What about usb dongle?

PreInternet01 3y ago
They universally suck, and I always forget to take them. Same for LTE-to-WiFi hotspots. (Edited to add: one of the great things about a MacBook [Air] is supposed to be that you just throw them in your backpack, and you can be productive, like, anywhere, without having to worry about battery life, or anything. Still, 'lack of connectivity' kinda kills that dream, which means I still carry my ThinkPad T14 gen3 (despite its power management flaws) or Surface Go2 (Potato Inside<tm>), where I would rather take my MacBook)
- cpr 3y ago
  Isn't an iPhone (which you always have with you if you're in the Apple ecosystem) hotspot good enough for almost anything? I don't think the indirection slowdown could even be detected. Also, I noticed a while back that connecting to the iPhone with a USB-C-to-Lightning cable got me a hardwired hotspot.
- D13Fd 3y ago
  I'm assuming you don't have an iPhone? iPhone and iPad tethering works extremely well. I've spent many days working via tethering and in practice it's just as good as having a card in the laptop IMO, other than a minor pause in connectivity when you open the laptop. Plus it's much cheaper. It would be nice if they added a built-in option for people for whom money is truly no object, but it really is not a limitation that every impacts my in any significant way.

mfwit 3y ago

Until Apple finally starts shipping their home-grown modems (which does not seem soon), I wouldn't hold my breath.

PreInternet01 3y ago
iPads are available with WWAN -- not sure if home-grown or not, but still...

TMWNN 3y ago

>Well, apart from the lack of LTE connectivity. I have two unused SIMs with unlimited data (Thank you, Sprint/T-Mobile free line promotions), and would love to be able to put one to use.