 ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
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1 edit | Wifi is a must... It just goes to show why any new smartphone really should have wifi capabilities. |
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| wifi > 3G any day. If you are at home / work where there is wireless i'd choose that 1st as well.
Not to mention skype runs great on wireless /zing!
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| said by SSX4life:wifi > 3G any day. If you are at home / work where there is wireless i'd choose that 1st as well. Not to mention skype runs great on wireless /zing! Bingo!
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said by ptrowski:It just goes to show why any new smartphone really should have wifi capabilities. It makes sense to have this option, especially on any new smartphone. It's not surprising that iPhone users spend a great deal of time using Wi-Fi, it is one of the main drawing points of the device, and the reason many people purchased this phone.
I guess the iPhone users hang out at more places with Wi-Fi. The idea is still a bit on the "hip" side, so perhaps they go together. However, I would think that BlackBerry users would demand Wi-Fi in their products since most users are in a business office, hotel, or some convention site. All of these locations can and should offer Wi-Fi in a majority of situations. |
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1 edit | said by jmn1207:said by ptrowski:It just goes to show why any new smartphone really should have wifi capabilities. It makes sense to have this option, especially on any new smartphone. It's not surprising that iPhone users spend a great deal of time using Wi-Fi, it is one of the main drawing points of the device, and the reason many people purchased this phone. I guess the iPhone users hang out at more places with Wi-Fi. The idea is still a bit on the "hip" side, so perhaps they go together. However, I would think that BlackBerry users would demand Wi-Fi in their products since most users are in a business office, hotel, or some convention site. All of these locations can and should offer Wi-Fi in a majority of situations. For me I connect to wifi at my house as I don't have 3G service in my town. At work and at the families house is all 3G. Wifi is nice for the added speed.
Also forgot that when we were in Aruba we could connect to the wifi there which was free.
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I think these results also uncover truths about whether or not to retain a data plan for the iPhone. It might be that if 42% of data is wifi that it could cost effective to drop the $20/month extra.
I'm going to check my usage statistics on my iPhone to see how much Edge data I use. |
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said by SSX4life:wifi > 3G any day. If you are at home / work where there is wireless i'd choose that 1st as well. Not always. As with any Internet connection, it depends on what's on the other side of the wi-fi LAN "connection" that matters.
My only real connection at home is cellular (laptop card used in a Kyocera KR2 router). So wi-fi = 3G for that system. No cable or dsl service is available and I dumped satellite as soon as the contract expired. |
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I agree that a smartphone without WiFi is a non-starter for me. I don't want or need 3g data capabilities on a phone. But I would like a cellphone without a data plan that had WiFi where I could use it for free data at home, in airports and in restaurants & malls, etc.
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pandora, aol radio all have iPhone apps that are meant for wifi use... so these types of network intensive apps make the iPhone a better fit in a Wifi environment...
also the safari browser while not perfect by any means is a pleasure to use on the iPhone compare to the other smartphone IMO. This is going to drive up network demand as well.
I need the minimum monthly data rates to come down in price in order for me to drop a dime on it...
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