Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoPhones are handheld computers now. Why aren't laptops phones? I know you can use VoIP or tether to a phone, but why don't laptops have LTE or 5G modules and SIM card slots as a standard?message-squaremessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down18
arrow-up1125arrow-down1message-squarePhones are handheld computers now. Why aren't laptops phones? I know you can use VoIP or tether to a phone, but why don't laptops have LTE or 5G modules and SIM card slots as a standard?Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareCannedYeet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoOne thing about having a computer on a mobile connection that’s not as great as you might think: it’s easy for something like a software update to blow through a ton of data and cost a lot of money.
One thing about having a computer on a mobile connection that’s not as great as you might think: it’s easy for something like a software update to blow through a ton of data and cost a lot of money.