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Re: Apple being sued over iOS 9 Wi-Fi Assist feature

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On 10/26/15, 3:53 PM, in article
562eaefa$0$5970$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com, "JF Mezei"
<jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> On 2015-10-26 17:29, Lloyd Parsons wrote:
> 
>> I did too.  It isn't brain surgery to figure out how to turn it off/on.
>> IMO, this lawsuit goes nowhere.
> 
> There is a valid point of changing behaviour of a phone without warning
> customers of it.
> 
> If in situations where IOS 8.x and before gave you wi-fi signal with no
> cellular fees, and upgrading to 9.x causes use of cellular data in the
> same place, and Apple makes no marketing to inform users of it, there is
> some cause for concern. (depends on consumer protections in effect where
> the lawsuit is being filed).
> 
> This isn't about the change being illegal, it is about Apple making a
> change without adequate warning.
> 
I think they should have had, at least, a pop up warning for the first time
it was switching over.


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