On Oct 3, 2014, at 3:45 PM, Frank Sweetser <f...@wpi.edu> wrote: > I think a good chunk of the use is even more insidious than that. I've been > in a position where I've offered university guests access to our wifi. A > number of these users - smart, highly technical IT professionals - instead > just said "Nah, I'll just use my hotspot." > > I suspect it's a combination of two things. First, "I paid for it, so I have > to use it to get my money's worth". Second, "I'd have to think about how to > set up a new wifi, or I can just turn on my hotspot by rote memory." > > In both cases, the cost (or lack thereof) and quality of any host offered > wifi doesn't even factor into the decision at all.
I believe a third consideration is "I don't know what the network monitoring mechanisms are on this new network, so I'll limit my exposure to a known resource". -Josh ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
