Do You Use Your Mobile Phone to Access the Internet?


View Poll Results: Do You Use Your Mobile Phone to Access the Internet?
No. I never use my mobile to access the Internet. 31 44.93%
Sometimes: I check email, browse a bit, but not consistently. 17 24.64%
Rarely. I sometimes check email but that's about it. 8 11.59%
Consistently: I check email, read news and browse many sites everyday. 7 10.14%
Professionally: I use my mobile to manage much of my online business and personal activities. 4 5.80%
Addicted: I stay connected to the net via my mobile when I am away from my computer! 2 2.90%
Voters: 69. This poll is closed

 
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# 8  
Old 03-24-2009
Sorry if I scared anyone, never was my intent.
For me, it's less of a religion thing than usability. I like to have both the overview and some detail when I look at a screen, without having to zoom around, most mobile keyboards are either crippled or too small, and the iPhones touchscreen keyboard is just too slow. Thus, for truly mobile access, I'd rather have a nice, little netbook and a GPRS adapter, than just a mobile phone.
# 9  
Old 03-24-2009
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Originally Posted by pludi
I'd rather have a nice, little netbook and a GPRS adapter, than just a mobile phone.
I agree with you, but I can't carry those mini-notebooks in my back pocket or browse with one hand in a bar with a friend having a beer, so I opt for a mobile phone, more stylish, less geeky Smilie Mini-notebook are too big for my mobile style (and use less battery power 'cause they are smaller). I have been very happy with my E61. I have dropped it at least 30 times and it works great. I installed the Opera Mini browser recently and have been really impressed with the speed of GPRS downloads - highly recommended.
# 10  
Old 03-24-2009
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Originally Posted by pludi
No, but with access points that are almost, but not completely, unprotected. I mean, who still ships out APs using WEP as the default "encryption"? (Whoever it is, thank you for hours, nay days and weeks, of free internet access)
You may have the Nintendo DS to thank for your free internet. It's an ubiquitous wireless client device that supports nothing but WEP.
# 11  
Old 03-24-2009
iPhone browser works well for most sites.
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# 12  
Old 03-25-2009
Wow! I am really surprised to learn that, so far, 75% of our poll replies do either never or rarely access the net with their mobile phone.

I feel like a real techie geek now!! Smilie
# 13  
Old 03-26-2009
I don't use my phone to access the net. I have a standard issue mobile phone (not the Iphone or a PDA) and I find the screen to be too small...
# 14  
Old 03-28-2009
I want to, but I don't want to pay the extra bills for cellular net access, and WIFI access is not quite well covered here.

Actually my phone is dumb enough not to support any Internet function anyway and I can't see why to spend extra bucks to get another one. Smilie
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