My favorite lunch place has free WiFi. It’s no problem to get on - the password works, and I get 5 bars of signal. The only problem is the speed (or lack of). It’s like using dial-up. I swear I could walk a letter to it’s destination faster than using email on their WiFi.
I’ve given up with it - I just turn WiFi off on my iPhone and use cellular data when I eat there, because it’s so slow. I’ve mentioned it to the owner, and she knows it’s bad, but says there is nothing she can do…
Strictly speaking, it doesn’t require you to give your life story, just a life story. Not suggesting anything, just saying…
If McDonalds, of all places, can have functional public wifi, I fail to see why any other joint that claims to offer it cannot match that.
Yeah, yeah, I know, Mickey D’s is a megacorporation. But wifi is not rocket science. Put a damn router in a convenient place where the children won’t get to it, and let it go. I’ve never understood places where there IS a signal, but it’s weak enough that I’m halfway through my coffee before I can finally log on.
And if your wifi is broken or out of order, put up a sign. Do not claim you have wifi, and then when it doesn’t work and I ask, I get, “Oh, it’s out of order today.”
I broke up with a girl on the third date because she wanted to go to a nice restaurant, where things cost more than $3.99, that didn’t have wifi. Fuck that noise. I’ll suffer one, maybe two dates with no wifi but a third? Fuck no. That whore can go fuck herself. No chick is worth me having to go more than 30 minutes without being online.
I’m surprised to see that people actually care about wifi in public places. To me, wifi is something that you use only when you absolutely have to. At work or home it’s nice, but when out and about the only time I can recall using it was at a hotel where I didn’t have a cell signal and really needed to view something on my phone.
Can I ask why people need it?
Is it because you don’t have enough data?
You don’t get enough cell reception at most places?
You have a device that’s only wifi and doesn’t have it’s own cell signal?
Are people complaining about not having a signal for their phone, tablet or laptop?
My favorite beer bar has excellent WiFi. They also have a webpage that lists their current 30 - 40 draft selections. Heaven.
My iPad needs WiFi. My phone is my fallback, but I prefer the larger screen.
That’s a bug in the iPad design. It’s just a big phone, after all.
I have a device (laptop computer) that’s only wifi (unless you count wired connectivity; Starbucks etc doesn’t tend to offer me an ethernet cable, you know).
Same here. I hate hate hate internet browsing on my phone.
Yeah, I have the iPhone 6, and it’s, at best, OK. Better than my 4s, but still a PITA for internet use.
It’s NOT a bug - my iPad has both WiFi and Cellular.
But, it DOES cost extra.
With close 4G service, I get MUCH better speed over cellular than WiFi.
(iPhone 6, ATT)
So, it’s not the phone, it’s the network.
I was just talking screen size. It’s OK in a pinch, but nothing like a full sized screen.
At the airport in Istanbul the WiFi sent a code via Text message to my phone which I needed to enter in order to log in. The only problem: In Istanbul I didn’t have phone service, so I couldn’t receive texts, which is why I wanted to get onto WiFi in the first place!
Unlimited data doesn’t exist. If you think you have it, you are wrong. You just haven’t hit the cap yet. And you’re on some older plan.
We don’t have the bandwidth in the air under the requisite frequencies to handle unlimited data. Those of us who use a lot of cellular Internet have to ration it.
You also are going to get spotty coverage when you are actually inside the building, if my experience is any indication. You have to find the right spot to get the best signal.
And will they offer free wi-fi?
I have T-Mobile and my 4G data is unlimited. It gets throttled after 21GB, but that’s never actually happened to me. I’m barely using 2GB a month.
Yeah. What are you supposed to do while you’re eating, look at each other and talk? If I wanted a conversation I’d go home and get on Chatroulette.
Do you do banking from your iPad? Or access the Internet? Your passwords are exposed.