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[-] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 141 points 8 months ago

Is it now the norm to make the term WiFi synonymous with the term cellular/mobile data (or 4g/5g)

They are not the same thing.

Is this like when people call tablets ipads? Or call vacuums hoovers/dysons.

[-] swab148@startrek.website 53 points 8 months ago

Maybe someone has a router down there

[-] Michael717@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

Stone age people probably. Or a bear.

[-] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Well, that sort of highlights my issue and why i assume they meant mobile data. If they are, in the joke, connected to WiFi, then they wouldn't be surprised by the signal strength. Because they are near a router and therfore the signal is good enough to use. You aren't typically able to connect to WiFi if the signal is below -70 -80 decibels.

I think its fairly clear that they meant mobile data as this is something you would be surprised to still have if you were lost in a cave.

Not that i wouldn't be surprised to find WiFi down there, just that i wouldn't be surprised by the strength of the WiFi signal if i was standing close enough to a router to see the SSID.

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Well now that we’ve thoroughly analyzed the joke to death…

[-] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Well, it wasn't the best joke to begin with. I doubt anyone gave it more than a ...ha..... when they read it.

Do you?

Did you?

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I bet you’re every comedian’s favorite heckler at the comedy club.

It’s a joke, not a cock - don’t take it so deep. If it’s not funny, glance over it and move on. Like Don Quixote tilting at mediocrely humored windmills.

[-] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago

Hey, fair enough, dont really heckle comedians. Its their show, unless its something they actively seek in their audience, i wouldn't think about it.

I didnt mean to over analyse the joke, i just asked a question about the synonimity of WiFi and mobile data and was challenged on the intent behind the use of the word WiFi, so i responded with my take on what was intended. It wasn't to ruin the joke. It was to validate my question about the use of WiFi when i believe they meant mobile data.

Frankly you are the one who made it about ruining the joke.

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