For Europeans, who don’t understand: In America they have limits on mobile data in single digits of GB.
As a German over 20 I very much understand
Canada too, our telecom companies are… bad
I got into the habit of downloading anything I wanted to watch / read on the bus. That offline reddit app was nice, and even though I don’t need it now I’d probably download a lemmy version of it
I also set up an IFTTT thing back then which would turn off data and turn on wifi based on location
Depending on the contract you sign. Some have unlimited data options, others have only a couple gigs. But back in the early days of mobile data, unlimited options were rare and going beyond your limit meant potentially hundreds more in expenses for the month
I had 400mb a month for years and it was plenty for me (European).
I guess that can work if you’re basically just texting. But that’s barely enough for 2 youtube videos. I don’t think that qualifies as “plenty” for most people.
I have 1GB/m and rarely use half of it. I just don’t watch YT when I’m outside. And it’s plenty for looking at beans on Lemmy.
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Honestly I think most people have unlimited nowadays but other plans definitely exist
Wait you don’t get unlimited data? With a fair usage policy.
Here in europe we turn off the wifi intentionally when at home, since 5G is often faster
In rural UK I have unlimited 4g data and use hotspot for my PC’s internet connection. It’s about the same as the copper line would be so I don’t bother with it.
This was me in the old days. Fortunately, unlimited 5G and wifi at work and home negates this issue. And for times when you don’t get one. That 1-2GB is sufficient.
Seems plenty for just 3 hours?
I would say I can relate, but even my very first smartphone automatically connected to Wifi
Many people turn WiFi off when leaving the house as they don’t want it randomly trying to connect to other networks.
Then you forget to turn it back on. Although with unlimited data I don’t really care.
