Apple iPhone eats up 50% of global mobile data

[PeterCH]

Apple’s slice of mobile data traffic has grown to now exceed 50% share in the US, UK and in global figures, according to the latest monthly mobile data traffic report by AdMob.

http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2009/...50-share-of-all-mobile-data-traffic-globally/

 

[tco21]

that's a lot of data. I need to get myself an i-phone and increase the stats.

 

[bwana]

The UK has decent iPhone plans so I can understand it's popularity however iPhone Safari is a hungry mistress which is why I'll only use it when I'm on wifi.

 

[Soprono]

no one is complaining, well yes only us, USA has SWEEEEET mobile plans that include bandwidth for dirt cheap so yeh, its only us that have to live with this problem of not enjoying it to its full potential kinda sad, with apple made voda sign a deal to offer its clients with iphones better data plans, 250mb is never enough

 

[MadMailMan]

I get 1GB a month with my iPhone but I have never come close to actually using it all.

 

[koffiejunkie]

The UK has decent iPhone plans so I can understand it's popularity however iPhone Safari is a hungry mistress which is why I'll only use it when I'm on wifi.

You think Safari is hungry. Have you tried the Google Maps client? Got slammed with a £270 bill for a the few times I used it while in the US...

 

[Dave]

You think Safari is hungry. Have you tried the Google Maps client? Got slammed with a £270 bill for a the few times I used it while in the US...

Roaming data is still a rip-off, no matter what country.

 

[bwana]

You think Safari is hungry. Have you tried the Google Maps client? Got slammed with a £270 bill for a the few times I used it while in the US...

I know - for a lark I used it to navigate from the London Zoo to the Apple store and it sucked up all my o2 PAYG credit. I should have signed up for the all you can use PAYG but didnt think I'd need it.

 

[koffiejunkie]

Yeah, next time I'll look at one of the blot-ons. Seems a bit fairer.