Comments on: iPhone WiFi obsession leaves Android hogging 3G

By: Chichmumkoop

Chichmumkoop — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:04:00 +0000

i got 12 gb data + 100 mins free + 750 minutes in SG and i pay about 19 pounds a month…

But why are we talking about this !!@#@#

By: tastygroove

tastygroove — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:15:00 +0000

It would be interesting to know how many of the respondents had 4g ready phones + coverage + plan. I would guess no more than 15%. Of those, likely 2-3% didn’t know it was an option to turn it on or off.

You’ll just have to accept that with android saturation what it is today, the rank and file users are no longer IT nerds who suffer for the sake of hating apple (2009/10.) Android users are now going to be as tech savvy as an.average laptop buyer at best buy.

By: charlitos

charlitos — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:12:00 +0000

For that to make sense the following needs to happen:

1 – 85% must have a a 4G capable Android smartphone.
2 – 85% must live in an area where 4G LTE coverage is available.
3 – 85% will not experience data caps by the ISPs.

As an iPhone user, at least I dont make comments that make me look stupid as f**k. Welcome to reality, most android users got their phones because it was cheap/free not because it was better.

By: tastygroove

tastygroove — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:09:00 +0000

This is the real truth, mostly.

Android phones have supplanted feature phones, the phones you get for free. This is the reason for these numbers.

These are the phones your aunt Sally gets now. Remember how you had to setup aunt Sally’s WiFi for her new laptop? Remember how many times you had to remind her the password is written on a sticker on the bottom of her router? (After explaining again which one was indeed the router.)

Aunt Sally is good-to-go with the working data she has.

True story, my aunt (Melody actually) had her samsung moment 2 years and was just about to upgrade (after her FIFTH one,) when I downloaded her first app. (A fart app, of course.) She’s a little more app savvy now, but you can sure as shit bet via 3G only.

By: tastygroove

tastygroove — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Yea because the majority of android phones have LTE and coverage that supports it.

Fucking Derp.

(Sent via my 3devo on WiFi because there isn’t 4g anywhere within 60 miles)

By: tastygroove

tastygroove — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:55:00 +0000

My Android screws up when both WiFi and 3g are left on. I can only use one or the other. Of course, with all the many foibles of the device, this only manifested intermittently and only with some apps and certain websites. (EBay, paypal, https) It took some troubleshooting.

By: Jkr

Jkr — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:52:00 +0000

Or they get greater speeds over their unlimited 4g cell connections vs a crappy throttled insecure Starbucks wifi that 50 iPhone users are using?

By: Sopheak Maxx Hean

Sopheak Maxx Hean — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:02:00 +0000

I got 3GB on my data plan + 60mins free minutes + 2500txt + 1000pxt in NZ lol. :) And I paid about 20 pounds a month.

By: thereasoner

thereasoner — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:24:00 +0000

If iphones had LTE and unlimited plans the numbers would be much closer. I myself rarely use WiFi. I use my WiFi tablet at home and i only use about 75% or so of my data cap so i just won’t bother with WiFi on my phone, if i’m paying for the data i might aswell use it.
Just another clickbate article ment to attract iDiot tards with their ridiculous comments, just like the one below.

By: charlitos

charlitos — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:50:00 +0000

So basically 85% of Android users dont know how to use their phones.

By: DrBenji

DrBenji — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:39:00 +0000

What? Of course the 50% number means something. What does the number of LTE phones currently out there have to do with anything? You stated that it was about proportion of population, I followed through that thread of your argument, and then you switched metrics–number of LTE phones, which is largely irrelevant, unless you’re returning to my earlier statement about speeds.

No, it’s not surprising in the least–there’s no reason whatsoever to use wifi, except for the really marginal battery improvement. And as the article noted, it’s even less surprising given the difference in wifi notifications.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:33:00 +0000

Your 50% number means absolutely nothing here, as that has no effect on the number of LTE phones currently out. And I have Verizon and use wifi all the time even though I have unlimited data.

It’s not surprising at all that over two-thirds of users have never used wifi?

By: DrBenji

DrBenji — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Sure, obviously, although Verizon’s LTE network covered more than 50% of the US population in August of 2011, so 68% may not be far off. The point here is that Android users on Sprint and Verizon probably have unlimited data, and so there’s no real reason for them to ever use wifi. It never even occurs to me to use wifi–and if wifi crosses my mind, it’s because I’m tethering.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:25:00 +0000

You realize the proportion of people that have LTE available 100% of the time is nowhere near 68%?

By: DrBenji

DrBenji — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:23:00 +0000

Home DSL: 1.5 down
LTE on my phone: 32 down.

Both unlimited. Guess which one I use.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:13:00 +0000

Only 32% of Android users have ever connected to wifi? Wow lol I’m on wifi the majority of the time, have it at home, work and school.

By: Corey

Corey — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:52:00 +0000

Also, on iOS devices some apps require wifi, and will not work over the data connection. This promotes the use of wifi.

By: DigDug2010

DigDug2010 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +0000

My iphone wi-fi dependence (>98% of monthly data usage) is attributable solely to AT&Ts atrocious 3G “network” in NYC which is still largely unusable unless you are outside, on a roof, strapped to an AT&T cell tower, at 4am, during a solar eclipse (and even then it’s iffy). I rely on my work VZW phone to make voice calls since walking outside to try and hunt down usable voice signal is a huge annoyance.

If I use 20-30mb of cell data per month, that’s a huge month, 5-10mb is more typical.

By: Balaal Ashraf

Balaal Ashraf — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:27:00 +0000

The data caps in the UK are insane for todays smartphone’s. Normal contracts with data would have a 500mb cap. 1GB is the most you can get, which might not be enough for some people. WiFi is the better option, i always keep mine on WiFi at home and at University.

By: fauxshizzl

fauxshizzl — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:21:00 +0000

Um, I bet the majority of Android phones on Verizon are still tied to an unlimited plan, where as the majority of iphones are still on AT&T who is hell bent on getting rid of every single unlimited plan or throttling them down. I never use WiFi, I have LTE and unlimited data. Common sense, no?