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I guess we could have an IOT but it's all wired like a Simon Stalenhag artwork but it'd be cool to see what a tech-centric world were wireless signals didn't evolve would be like.
everyone carries a dumb smartphone-like hand terminal but they have to physically jack into a network access point to download new content and messages.
capitalist hellhole side-plot: tech workers are expected to do so every 15 minutes, even on days off, to ensure no missed slack/teams/etc. notifications.
Everyone carries a spool of cable attached to their phone
we'd have to do a physical inspection of access points for data skimmers like we had to do with gas pump credit card scanners before chips were widespread.
Rich people have servants called data-fetchers who bring them constant updates via high-speed floppy sticks that they transfer off a data terminal and constantly update whatever electronic devices necessary for their master. People who make bootleg ports into the wirework (internet) are called data lords and these places are frequent targets for theft, sabotage, tertiary greymarket dealings, etc.
You're describing Mega Man Battle Network down to the terminology
hell yeah and here I was just using standard scifi/cyberpunk terms