WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN...
Captive and open Wi-Fi hotspots?
Q Whenever I’m out and about I sometimes connect to public Wi-Fi hotspots, partly for a quicker connection and partly to save my mobile data. I tend to rely on those I trust, such as the one at my local council library. I noticed that when I log on to this, my iPhone labels it ‘Captive Wi-Fi’. I wonder what this means.