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.

  • Muppet2701@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I always use a VPN on public WiFi and the only issue I have found it streaming sites don’t let you connect because they cannot verify what country you are in. I have never been banned from anything.

    Without a VPN the security is much lower, some sites will have access blocked by the public WiFi admin and some sites will block access from a public WiFi connection.