What is the difference between cellular data being used on my phone and cellular data being used on my notebook? Data is data.

  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I tried that, the carrier could still differentiate it from local traffic (or at least my speed test results were vastly different).

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      7 months ago

      It’s possible they’ve gotten smarter these days.

      I don’t know how ISPs are allowed to do this when it’s a very obvious violation of net neutrality.

      • owenfromcanada@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        If I recall correctly, they justify it by claiming they need to do deep packet inspection to balance traffic. There’s a fuzzy line between them needing to optimize their network equipment and respecting privacy, and the rulings seem to favor the former.