Yeah, I’m definitely blocked from turning on my hotspot with AT&T until it can verify that I’m allowed specifically from the cellular network.
This could very well be a carrier lock-in.
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Many carriers sell hotspot as a data capped premium feature. They probably want a SIM so you can be monitored and charged for using your own device on your own network and services that you’ve already paid for. Because greed.
rumba@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
scytale@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
I really hate how mobile hotspot is considered separate from regular data. It’s the same especially if your mobile speeds are are capped anyway. It’s like dental not being included in your health insurance as if your teeth aren’t part of your body.
kassiopaea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
But didn’t you know that teeth are just luxury bones?
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Both of those are such a scam. Greed has ruined this country.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 5 days ago
Whoops. You misspelled ‘world’.
tal@lemmy.today 5 days ago
On that note, I finally tried Comcast’s xfinitywifi service this month, and was pleasantly surprised. They run a WiFi hotspot service accessable to Comcast users, but non-Comcast subscribers can also get a la carte access for $10/month. It’s not a full drop-in replacement for cellular data — no system of WiFi access points is going to have that degree of coverage — but if you live in an urban area, an awful lot of the place is within range of an access point, and my experience has been that it’s considerably faster than running off cellular data.