Clever as the engineering undoubtedly is, I'm not sure the goal is worthwhile.
I remember the 1990s when access to *dial-up* net access was metered by the MB or by the minute. It took a lot of work to replace that with all-you-can-eat broadband. Going back to metered access seems like regression to me, not progress.
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Just in case you're missing the point: the innovation is not that it is metered, the innovation is that you can have KYC-free service, just like buying an apple at the corner store doesn't require KYC.
This was impossible before bitcoin, and impractical before ecash.
Is paying to connect to random WiFi a thing where you live? I've never seen that in Aotearoa, or in China for that matter. Most people use mobile data (cell network) and WiFi is either password-protected or open and free to use.
it's not metered, you're paying for time, just like any other ISP.
it's not metered, you're paying for time, just like any other ISP.
"it's not metered, you're paying for time."
Pick one. Paying for time or data is what "metered" means.
"just like any other ISP."
Maybe where you live.
Electric Sheep
Is paying to connect to random WiFi a thing where you live? I've never seen that in Aotearoa, or in China for that matter. Most people use mobile data (cell network) and WiFi is either password-protected or open and free to use.
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