Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWe own the hardware, but not the experience anymore — Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less humanwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1678arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1669arrow-down1external-linkWe own the hardware, but not the experience anymore — Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less humanwww.windowscentral.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square130fedilinkfile-text
The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring — and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·16 hours agoHuh Maybe it’s different in other countries, but why would there be a different allowance for tethered/hotspot data? Surely unlimited means unlimited and it makes no difference whether the ones and zeros go to a phone or something connected to it? I’ve never had any problems
minus-squareJoelk111@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoI think the logic would be that it’s easier to use more data on a computer and while using multiple devices. On my phone I sometimes get full speeds while tethered, and sometimes get half a Mbps.
Huh
Maybe it’s different in other countries, but why would there be a different allowance for tethered/hotspot data?
Surely unlimited means unlimited and it makes no difference whether the ones and zeros go to a phone or something connected to it?
I’ve never had any problems
I think the logic would be that it’s easier to use more data on a computer and while using multiple devices. On my phone I sometimes get full speeds while tethered, and sometimes get half a Mbps.