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In the US signal strengtheners seem to be common in public buildings. But in Europe it's common for big buildings (think convention centers, large multi-story s
by wongarsu 2y ago
In the US signal strengtheners seem to be common in public buildings. But in Europe it's common for big buildings (think convention centers, large multi-story shops, etc) to offer free wifi but have bad cell signal on the inside.
Additionally mobile data tends to be expensive, so lots of people in the lower half of the income spectrum will go with a smaller data plan and use free wifi at every opportunity. Which encourages places to offer it to get those people as customers.
- jltsiren 2y agoAnd in some countries, mobile data is cheap and available almost everywhere. Many people don't connect their phones to a WiFi in their daily life. Which may then become a huge security issue, as the phone may not download software updates on mobile data with default settings, under the false assumption that mobile data is expensive.