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Apple Plans to Equip MacBooks With In-House Cellular Modems
(www.macrumors.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2023
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Strange, considering most cell phones have a wireless tether mode. Why would you need a modem in your laptop?
Tethering burns through battery and a laptop's battery is much bigger. I believe Apple's smallest laptop battery has roughly three times the capacity as their biggest iPhone battery. Tethering works well for occasional use but if you've got a job where spend pretty much your whole work day roaming around to different locations, having it built in can be quite useful.
Unless physically disconnected it's a nice place for a backdoor
Yeah, I’d prefer less privacy invasive features.
I don’t get people who downvoted your comment. Like your MacBook can literally connect against your well if apple wants especially with eSIM cards.