Does Wi-Fi Assist affect your cellular bill?

The Wi-Fi Assist feature added back in iOS 9 and available on iPhones and cell-equipped iPads backfills a low-quality Wi-Fi network, supplements one that you have a weak connection to, or covers outage gaps when your broadband service goes down. But, readers want to know, will it increase your mobile bill?A few years ago, the answer (at least for U.S. residents) was: Probably. In 2022, however, it’s far less likely to be an issue.First, Wi-Fi Assist only supplements on-device bandwidth us