Downloading games via Public Wifi?

[shamrocktaxpayer]

Got no internet for the next couple weeks but Stick Of Truth comes out next week which I'm looking forward to. I live in the UK and was thinking of going to a Starbucks or something to use their Wifi to download it. Will this actually work though?

[ReBoot]

If Starbucks don't enforce restrictions on their WLAN, sure.

[Satoru]

Depends on the wifi networks.

Considering most mobile networks in the UK already block Steam, I wouldn't be too confident that would work.

Though the only way to really know is to try it.

[Laptop]

Well if I was running a WI-FI network I would block Steam as people would hog all the bandwidth with it. You could try, but don't take the piddle.

[Chara the Explorer]

It depends on the Wifi's restrictions. Some will cut you off when you start downloading anything hefty, others simply won't let you hook up to Steam.

It's up to the supplier how much internet data they want people getting from them.

[Asura]

some places let you, i once downloaded a game when i was connected to a council public wifi, try Asda or Tesco, they offer free wifi. The speed is likely to be rubbish though, i'd suggest going to a friend / family member and using their internet connection.

[shamrocktaxpayer]

Hm, contacted a local internet cafe to ask if they had any policy for large downloads and they replied that if it doesn't affect other users too much, I'm free to do so. I'll probably go with that initially and go to starbucks if it doesn't work out, as I'd rather not spend hours doing nothing whilst I wait for the download to finish (I'd have to fight for a power socket then...)