Pop quiz: Imagine you’re at San Francisco airport and you want to get on Wi-Fi to download a movie before your flight. You have the following choices:
A) Free Airport Wi-Fi
B) Airport Wi-Fi SFO
C) AirNet SFO
D) You can’t fool me, I’ll just stay on cellular and pay for the convenience
If you chose D, you’re not alone. Getting on Wi-Fi in public environments is often not worth the hassle of providing personal information or using an insecure username and password, even considering the alternative paying for data through your cellular company.