Lovable Sidekick to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoPhones are handheld computers now. Why aren't laptops phones? I know you can use VoIP or tether to a phone, but why don't laptops have LTE or 5G modules and SIM card slots as a standard?message-square62fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down110
arrow-up1124arrow-down1message-squarePhones are handheld computers now. Why aren't laptops phones? I know you can use VoIP or tether to a phone, but why don't laptops have LTE or 5G modules and SIM card slots as a standard?Lovable Sidekick to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-square@sleepmode@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoMy old Thinkpads and even my first iPad had SIM slots. I kinda miss that as it’d be much more handy now. LTE and the precursors were painful to use at the time.
minus-squareTar_Alcaranlinkfedilink0•2 months agoMy new(ish) IdeaPad had the SIM option, but it was like 160 euros, and using my phone costs 0 euros.
My old Thinkpads and even my first iPad had SIM slots. I kinda miss that as it’d be much more handy now. LTE and the precursors were painful to use at the time.
My new(ish) IdeaPad had the SIM option, but it was like 160 euros, and using my phone costs 0 euros.