Yes, which would mean I wouldn't have connection to the local devices (which couldn't get to the internet because I hadn't paid the bill, and even once I had, it'd still need local wifi connection to properly identify it as "local")
At this point you can connect your phone to the devices over bluetooth, and the apps for each device can connect to the internet (on your phone's data plan), but the devices themselves can't connected to the internet because there isn't a valid wifi network :)