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Also, digitalization in Germany: At the (privatized) hospital my mom was admitted to, there is WLAN. In theory.

But to get a temporary login you need to go down to the lobby, find an actual physical vending machine and insert real money cash, actual coins, to get a little paper coupon with your login on it.
(what, you thought it was free? don't be ridiculous)

And it was such a kafkaesque experience. Imagine: There is a company designing, building and selling these machines. Somewhere a bunch of idiots thought, what if we spend unholy amounts of money on a machine that requires physical money tokens to print access information to a WLAN on little strips of paper? What a genius innovation. This must be part of the paperless office everyone is talking about since the 00s.

Also imagine, if you're with an injured leg on the 2nd floor above the lobby and just want to listen to some music. Better have someone with some gold coins in their little leather pouch ready to make the journey. Repeatedly, because ofc you can't buy them in bulk, they're timed to actual time, not time used.

No wonder people prefer to use their mobile net, even if it is hella expensive.