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Comment on European Commission launching #Wifi4EU initative, 93k high-speed private access points across the EU, free of charge.

REDACTED@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

This seems a bit wasteful. Everyone already has a phone with network connection, most having infinite data, and statistics are rapidly improving. I don’t remember the last time I had to use public wifi, feels a bit outdated and insecure.

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iglou@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Just hecause you have the option and can afford it does not mean every european citizen can have it or afford it.

EU policies aren’t just for the privileged.

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brennesel@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
most having infinite data

That’s a bold claim. Do you have some official figures to back that up? Where I live, I don’t know of anyone with truly unlimited mobile internet.

The cheaper unlimited tariffs cost around €30, but have at least one of the following restrictions:

Speed limit after x volume used

Poor network coverage

<15MBit/s speed

Significantly increased costs after 2 years of contract term

Cancellation by provider if consumption is too high

only a few Gb at full speed included in EU roaming

Genuine unlimited contracts with stable network coverage and 300 Mbit/s usually cost around €80-100 per month here. And unlimited EU roaming is still not included by default.
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- REDACTED@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  That’s a bold claim. Do you have some official figures to back that up?
  
  I somehow assumed that if we have reasonable plans, limits and laws in east europe, surely you have it better in central european hub, you know? But no, I lazied out on checking the official figures, but where I live, I rarely hear about someone paying for limited plan, it’s just not worth it to save 5€ and worry about hitting walls.
  
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  - brennesel@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Sorry, that wasn’t meant to sound so accusatory. I guess I (and probably a lot of other downvoters) are just very frustrated because your assumption doesn’t hold true, at least for Germany. I’m very envious of the Internet infrastructure that has been built in Latvia and Romania, for example. I would like to see the same here, but the government already considers 50 MBit DSL to be progressive.
    
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- xav@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Here in France we have “Free” (which is not free, costs 20€/month) which is not unlimited but something like 250GB/month last time I looked, and frequently increasing. I never ran out of data.
  
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PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Infinite data is not a thing, especially not outside the home country.

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- REDACTED@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  What do you mean by this? It’s literally a thing. As soon as I cross a country border, I even get a message saying “Keep enjoying unlimited data abroad”, while torrenting nearly terabyte a month. Paying 26€ per month.
  
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  - AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Good for you. What makes you think every country has the same package available?
    
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    Zoutpeper@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Literal eu law that says they can’t charge roaming?
    
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