I prefer to use public Wi-Fi usually because the cell data is often unreliable and bandwidth too low.

I’m using modern device (S23U) that supports Wi-Fi 6/E and on one of the public networks I use regularly, I’m being blocked from doing things that I troubleshooted and verified work on my cell data, but not on the Wi-Fi:

  • Cloudflare WARP will not activate to give my connection privacy.
  • I can’t seem to get any multiplayer mobile games that use Google Play services to work, possibly a P2P block? They won’t update or let me login.
  • Certain streaming sites and apps don’t work.

I haven’t bothered with other VPNs because I don’t like to risk my accounts on VPNs. Too many stories of people being banned from Google/Amazon whatever because they used a dirty IP address from a VPN. The only thing I trust is Cloudflare WARP to give some degree of privacy.

I’m basically fully exposed on public Wi-Fi. Please tell me what’s wrong here.

  • Ihavefourknees@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Using public wifi is a way of sites not letting you in. You talked about “dirty” IPs being used and using Public Wifi is a great way to end up with one of those because anyone can use it.

    If services are not letting you in, it’s either because the wifi is blocking certain things, or because they don’t like where you’re coming from. You’re experiencing the same issue you are trying to avoid by not using a VPN. Unless this network also blocks VPNs (they might) you want a reputable VPN like Private Internet Access, but since you seem to be non trusting of this, I’m not sure what to tell you.