Fifteen years ago we used to use Internet Cafes to get on the net.
Now they seem to have disappeared.
For the last 7 or 8 years everyone has been looking for Free WiFi. . . . . but for how much longer?
Risks
Using free wifi can mean a risk of; data theft, malware attacks, and malicious hotspots .
Often free WiFi that doesn’t require you to enter a username and password to use the network means its easy for criminals to be monitoring your internet activity.
Another risk of free public WiFi networks is a lack of encryption, which increases the risk of sensitive data being stolen.
Costs
These days in Australia I get 18 Giga Bytes of data plus unlimited phone calls for $25 a month with an ESim.
Travelling overseas to a single country my travellers hack is to buy a local Sim Card.
In the USA you can get Data only cards for around AU$6/GB, some countries much less.
If you are travelling to several countries then have a look for a Travellers Sim Card, a little more expensive than a single county card, but still pretty reasonable.
