Apple iOS 9 Wi-Fi Assist: Threat, Menace or Neither
02.10.2015
The web has practically been clogged this week with posts providing tips about Apple's new iOS 9 mobile operating system: Good thing Apple added Wi-Fi Assist to make sure you're on the best connection possible to read all that stuff. Or maybe not.
Many, including those in one university IT department and at least one carrier (Vodafone), have warned about the possibility that Wi-Fi Assist could jack up your data usage if it keeps kicking you over to 3G or 4G cellular when you're in a weak Wi-Fi area. The feature is turned on by default in iOS 9.
Here's the alert issued by McGill University's IT group:
Bob Brown