News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Free Public WiFi. Parent comment

Re:Free Public WiFi by toastal on Monday July 31, 2023 @02:54AM (#36939545)
I did it out of necessity to save money. The delay was real, & I’m surprised dates tolerated it from me.

Later, I only had a minimal data plan (cheaper than with voice+SMS) + Google Voice & some forwarding app. I remember rushing from a Taco Bell $2 meal deal to a friend’s to take a job interview call after an email so I had enough data to actually finish out the interview.

Frugal times.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Free Public WiFi by prmoustache on Monday July 31, 2023 @07:02AM (#36940920)
> The delay was real, & I’m surprised dates tolerated it from me.

Communications in general were much more asynchronous back in the days and people would just call if immediate attention was needed.

[ Parent | on HN ]