Coming soon: A world without wi-fi123RF Tim Farrar: "Your coffee shops may be less compelled to provide wi-fi for you now." With wireless carriers offering more affordable data plans, consumers don't need to log on to a wi-fi network to avoid costly overage charges anymore. When pricing incentives favour wi-fi, customers use more wi-fi. Some wireless carriers also still rely on wi-fi networks to handle a large portion of the growing volume of internet traffic. Now they're full of traffic from wi-fi networks that connect smartphones, laptops, set-top boxes, game consoles, and a whole host of smart devices to the internet.

Source: Stuff March 09, 2017 22:52 UTC