Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part for Its New iPhones

Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by kylehotchkiss on Thursday September 21, 2023 @01:13PM (#37600729)

I have to imagine part of this is how expensive data in US still is - 5g infra could likely support this but there's no way AT&T or Verizon will give a reasonable amount of data for $25/month which is the most I'd imagine somebody would want to pay for a device specific data plan

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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by mcculley on Thursday September 21, 2023 @01:23PM (#37600883)

I currently pay a lot for data services for my devices. I am willing to pay a lot more for better connectivity. I travel a lot. Just yesterday I was in a situation where tethering to my phone was a hassle.

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Re:Inside Apple’s Spectacular Failure to Build a Key Part fo... by woah on Friday September 22, 2023 @09:58AM (#37612149)

I think this is the answer. Mobile OSes have been designed from the ground up to conserve data. Desktop OSes are a free for all.

When a user takes the active step of tethering, they know what they are getting into.

If mobile data was built right into the computer you’d probably see headlines like “MacBook causes $2000 in data overages”

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