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We 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 human (www.windowscentral.com)
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The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring — and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.

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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 1 points 30 minutes ago

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.