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Re:Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service by laumars on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @10:22AM (#19368367)
That was my assumption.

Your comment took me a little by surprise actually because there's no actual need for the internet in SSH and in fact I probably do 90% of my SSHing on local networks. But I guess your usage differs significantly?

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Re:Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service by dooglius on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @10:34AM (#19368495)
For desktops, yes, but my default assumption for a phone is that it's on a mobile network
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Re:Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service by laumars on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @10:41AM (#19368569)
I don't think that is a fair assumption because it's very common for people to set up WiFi on their phone. In fact you'll often find some platforms will not download OS updates or warn you against downloading larger "apps" when not connected via WiFi.
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Re:Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service by Piskvorrr on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @01:16PM (#19370554)
A mobile network is still mostly a fallback "if there's nothing better available", and IIRC all current smartphones prefer a WiFi link over a mobile one (if one is up). Perhaps with 5G, we might get to the point where WiFi is too much hassle to set up...
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