Post #4020603

2026-07-14 17:10 UTC

I use WiFi at home and friends. This is the part I don’t understand. Mobile data would work in your houses too, right? Further, in recent versions of Android, factory settings are set to automatically turn WiFi back on if turned off I haven’t seen this happen, but I use MIUI (Xiaomi’s Android ROM) which tends to be aggressive in limiting battery use. It will actually cut hotspot if unused for a few minutes.

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@TeddE@lemmy.world 2026-07-15 05:54

This is the part I don’t understand. Mobile data would work in your houses too, right? Actually, first - ironically mobile coverage is terrible right at my new home since I moved. Great about 200 yards from home and most everywhere I go, but there’s a weird blind spot at my address specifically. Second, Most mobile data plans are 30-80 Mbps†, most home WiFi plans are 300 Mbps-1Gbps†. WiFi isn’t just faster, it’s a lot faster. † your milage may vary, these are based on my experience Finally, again this is another case of maybe I’m weird, but my friends and I are into retro gaming, and self-hosting and both of those have LAN-specific options that only work within the WiFi and home network.

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