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NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:20:25 -0500
Subject: Re: Apple being sued over iOS 9 Wi-Fi Assist feature
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On 2015-10-26 17:45, nospam wrote:
> In article <n0m66h$dc6$1@dont-email.me>, mike <ham789@netzero.net>
> wrote:
>
>>> That said, I turned off Wi-Fi assist as soon as I saw what it was.
>> It oughta be off by DEFAULT.
>
> if it was off by default, almost nobody would bother turning it on.
> most don't even know it exists at all. why would they go looking to
> enable it?
>
> apple's philosophy is to have a good user experience, which is why it's
> on by default.
>
> however, they could have displayed an info screen when setting up the
> phone to alert the user of potential data charges.

I did get a splash at some point about a voice call connecting via 
Wi-Fi.  But it was so fleeting that I didn't get the chance to read the 
entire thing (and I was distracted by the call itself which was somewhat 
important).  I was in the basement at the time where cell coverage is a 
whisper above non-existant.

I'd assume the same sort of warning (however bad) for Wi-Fi flipping to 
cellular would be useful.  And not a "one shot".