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This was one of the reasons I left AT&T. They have hotspots everywhere that my phone would connect to and they inevitably either sucked or were located just fa

This was one of the reasons I left AT&T. They have hotspots everywhere that my phone would connect to and they inevitably either sucked or were located just far enough away from the store I was visiting that the phone could connect but not get usable internet. I'd have to keep turning wi-fi off in order to use the internet, then naturally I'd forget to turn it back on. Between the removal of unlimited data plans and the strategic placement of wi-fi internet sabotage devices I wouldn't be surprised if I had to pay AT&T some overage as a result. I'm on T-Mobile now with unlimited data and no useless hotspots.

driverdan 12y ago
Couldn't you just delete the AT&T WiFi data from your phone so it never tries connecting?
- adamkittelson 12y ago
  If there was an option not to connect to AT&T wifi hotspots I couldn't find it. Unlike most wireless routers it wouldn't only automatically connect to ones I've used before, it would eagerly connect to any AT&T hotspot.
  - aninteger 12y ago
    There is no way to remove it via the UI. You sadly need a rooted phone to remove it.
    - mortehu 12y ago
      I thought so at first too, but here it is on my AT&T branded Moto X: http://bitraf.no/~mortehu/skrot/attwifi.png http://bitraf.no/~mortehu/skrot/attwifi.png
MichaelGG 12y ago
Windows Phone has a nice idea when turning off WiFi: it's got options to disable it for a limited time, which is basically what everyone wants went disabling WiFi.
- na85 12y ago
  Yeah but then you have to use Windows Phone, which is like buying a Lada for drag racing performance.
  - MichaelGG 12y ago
    WP is actually a great platform and I wish I could use it. My two main complaints are: terrible app store due to MS emphasizing quantity, and lack of high-battery models. I require at least 30 hours battery, which Android models have no trouble handling (Mate2 (I get 30-40+ he's), or Blu Energy (haven't run it down in 72hrs). If MS offers a virtualization platform to run Android apps, even at low perf, that'd probably be a turning point for them.

driverdan 12y ago

Couldn't you just delete the AT&T WiFi data from your phone so it never tries connecting?

adamkittelson 12y ago
If there was an option not to connect to AT&T wifi hotspots I couldn't find it. Unlike most wireless routers it wouldn't only automatically connect to ones I've used before, it would eagerly connect to any AT&T hotspot.
- aninteger 12y ago
  There is no way to remove it via the UI. You sadly need a rooted phone to remove it.
  - mortehu 12y ago
    I thought so at first too, but here it is on my AT&T branded Moto X: http://bitraf.no/~mortehu/skrot/attwifi.png http://bitraf.no/~mortehu/skrot/attwifi.png

MichaelGG 12y ago

Windows Phone has a nice idea when turning off WiFi: it's got options to disable it for a limited time, which is basically what everyone wants went disabling WiFi.

na85 12y ago
Yeah but then you have to use Windows Phone, which is like buying a Lada for drag racing performance.
- MichaelGG 12y ago
  WP is actually a great platform and I wish I could use it. My two main complaints are: terrible app store due to MS emphasizing quantity, and lack of high-battery models. I require at least 30 hours battery, which Android models have no trouble handling (Mate2 (I get 30-40+ he's), or Blu Energy (haven't run it down in 72hrs). If MS offers a virtualization platform to run Android apps, even at low perf, that'd probably be a turning point for them.