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Thanks for the reply, but I wasn't intending on visiting the same coffee shop twice.

I'm sure people might assume I'm "up to no good," but that's not something I'm particularly concerned about. No one would really be worried about my appearance in person, nor would I become a regular anywhere.

However, this whole point is probably effectively mitigated with a prepaid data card and mobile hotspot.

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If you spend much time online and do not have a job involving a lot of travel, it would get logistically challenging pretty darn fast to not ever visit the same coffee shop twice. Furthermore, jumping through hoops to make sure to avoid going the same place twice is, itself, weird behavior that some people might notice and wonder about. Most people frequent the same local places because it is convenient, even if they do not become "regulars."

I agree that a prepaid data card and mobile hotspot is a much better plan.

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