Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoPhones are handheld computers now. Why aren't laptops phones? I know you can use VoIP or tether to a phone, but why don't laptops have LTE or 5G modules and SIM card slots as a standard?message-squaremessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down18
arrow-up1119arrow-down1message-squarePhones are handheld computers now. Why aren't laptops phones? I know you can use VoIP or tether to a phone, but why don't laptops have LTE or 5G modules and SIM card slots as a standard?Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square65linkfedilink
minus-squareKennystillalivelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoThe point is you need wifi or a hotspot. It would be so much easier to take your laptop with you on journeys if they had 5G connection. (Not for the phone functionality but much rather for the data)
minus-squareLucy :3linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·edit-21 day agoBecause you basically never have the case of having a laptop but no phone. And then you can tether via Bluetooth, WiFi and/or USB-C.
minus-squareNikls94@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 day agoI had a Microsoft surface laptop with a SIM card that allowed me to make calls. I never used it. It was not practical. I tested it once, yes, but no.
minus-squarewhyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoI think it’s designed for US mostly and data is too expensive in there, even with the phone they need to use WiFi or go bankrupt
The point is you need wifi or a hotspot. It would be so much easier to take your laptop with you on journeys if they had 5G connection. (Not for the phone functionality but much rather for the data)
Because you basically never have the case of having a laptop but no phone. And then you can tether via Bluetooth, WiFi and/or USB-C.
I had a Microsoft surface laptop with a SIM card that allowed me to make calls. I never used it. It was not practical. I tested it once, yes, but no.
I think it’s designed for US mostly and data is too expensive in there, even with the phone they need to use WiFi or go bankrupt