[ih] Evolution of Internet audio and video

[Dave Crocker]

On 9/29/2025 6:40 PM, Jack Haverty via Internet-history wrote:
> Yes, that's another possibility.  The reports I mentioned were using 
> the wifi service on the ship. 

well sure.  hotspot. it's what they do.

But stuffing thousands of users onto a single cell tower seems problematic.

But now that I've said that, I seem to recall seeing wifi services based 
around ports, too.


>  It's possible that the ship switches its onboard wifi from the 
> satellite network to cell network for some reason when it gets close 
> enough to shore. 

It is common for personal phones to do cell vs. wifi and even to give 
you a configuration option about preference.  Not for hotspot, just 
basic cell and Internet service.  T-mobiel has had that for maybe 20 years.

d/

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