Walmart's WiFi has become less "free". Now to use their WiFi, you have to let them track your presence in the store, allow them to monitor everything you buy and watch your in-store "activities". They also require your email address. (McDonald's WiFi remains free without an email address.)

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[–]Drewski 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is common for most public Wifi, they just hide it in the TOS that everyone agrees to.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That could be. But what is new is that Walmart is now asking me for my email address to use their "free" WiFi. All these years I had used the Walmart WiFi without having to log in, until now at the end of 2023.

[–]GuyWhite 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I’ve been using Wally World less and less. You can buy a lot of stuff cheaper at other stores or online when the item is on sale. I swear Wally World increased prices way more than inflation in the past two years.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Don't they say, Always low prices?

I've been using them less also, not because of the price, but for the quality. I try to buy organic food, produced without harmful chemicals and genetic engineering, and for some items Walmart does not offer a good choice. For those items, I usually order online, which also makes it easier to buy in bulk and shipped directly to the house.