One problem I had was the places I stayed at had no Wi-Fi , so I noticed the lack of public wi-fi a lot more than on other trips. In Japan, besides the airports, Starbucks and 7-11, I had rarely could find Wi-fi and they blocked my VOIP phone, which I don't remember from previous trips.
In Europe it wasn't much better and even some major train stations were lacking Wifi.
I talked to a lot people in Europe and heard the same feedback about lack of Wi-Fi .