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  • 12-19-2008, 05:40 PM
    nospam
    In article <[email protected]>, Adrian C
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > > Any iPhone user that really mainly uses WiFi for web access,
    > > (and we have zero proof of such here) could use an iPod Touch instead.

    >
    > Exactly.


    unless you wanted to make or receive a phone call and not carry two
    devices. or although you used wifi a lot, you still needed 3g/edge
    data on occasion when not near a wifi hotspot. or you wanted the gps
    or camera that's in the iphone but not in the ipod touch.
  • 12-19-2008, 03:29 PM
    Ron
    On 19 Dec 2008 21:03:46 GMT, Father Guido Sarducci <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >In message news:[email protected], Adrian C
    ><[email protected]> said:
    >
    >> Ron wrote:
    >>> Any iPhone user that really mainly uses WiFi for web access,
    >>> (and we have zero proof of such here) could use an iPod Touch instead.

    >>
    >> Exactly.

    >
    >
    >When did the Touch become a phone?



    Depends Which of its many functions the user mainly uses.
  • 12-19-2008, 08:30 AM
    Adrian C
    Ron wrote:
    > Any iPhone user that really mainly uses WiFi for web access,
    > (and we have zero proof of such here) could use an iPod Touch instead.


    Exactly.

    --
    Adrian C
  • 12-19-2008, 07:24 AM
    Ron

    Any iPhone user that really mainly uses WiFi for web access,
    (and we have zero proof of such here) could use an iPod Touch instead.

    On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:10:14 -0800 (PST), iPhone 3Gold
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >iPhone users lean heavily on Wi-Fi for Web access
    >Bolsters the idea of the iPhone as a netbook substitute, says analyst
    >By Gregg Keizer
    >
    >
    >December 18, 2008 (Computerworld)
    >
    >More than 40% of all U.S. traffic last month between Apple Inc.'s
    >iPhone and the world's largest mobile ad network took place over Wi-Fi
    >connections, not over AT&T's cellular data network, AdMob Inc. said
    >today.
    >
    >During November, 42% of the iPhone connections to AdMob's 6,000
    >advertising partners were over Wi-Fi, said the company in its most
    >recent metrics report.
    >


    And on what basis does AdMob assume that visitiers to their web site
    can be exprapolated to all iPhone users? And what what basis do they
    assume that WiFi visitors, only visit via WiFi ??

    Seems like they'
    re adding 2 and 2 and getting 8.



    >IPhone users' heavy reliance on wireless is part of a growing trend,
    >according to the report. "In the U.S., 8% of total requests in
    >November were on Wi-Fi networks, up from 3% in August. [The] 42% of
    >iPhone requests made on Wi-Fi networks [is] notably higher than most
    >other Wi-Fi capable phones, which average between 10-20%."


    Last time I looked, 3G is wireless also.


    >
    >The iPhone, in fact, accounted for 51% of all wireless requests to
    >AdMob's advertisers, while Apple's iPod Touch -- a music player with
    >all the functionality of the iPhone except for its cell phone -- was
    >responsible for 28% of all wireless requests.
    >
    >Because the iPod Touch lacks a connection to a mobile carrier's data
    >network, all of its Web traffic is conducted over Wi-Fi.
    >
    >"IPhone Wi-Fi usage is generally higher on iPhone specific sites and
    >applications than on normal mobile Web sites," added AdMob's report.
    >
    >The iPhone's reliance on wireless backs up the thinking of analysts
    >who see the device as Apple's de facto "netbook," the term given to
    >the small, lightweight and low-priced notebooks that have been selling
    >well because of the recession.
    >
    >During an October conference call with Wall Street analysts, Apple CEO
    >Steve Jobs essentially dubbed the iPhone, and its iPod Touch sibling,
    >the company's current netbook. "One of our entrants into that
    >category, if you will, is the iPhone for browsing the Internet and
    >doing e-mail and all the other things that a netbook lets you do,"
    >Jobs said at the time. "Being connected via the cellular net wherever
    >you are, an iPhone is a pretty good solution for that, and it fits in
    >your pocket."
    >
    >Ezra Gottheil, an analyst at Technology Business Research Inc., agreed
    >at the time, and today said that AdMob's numbers reinforced that view.
    >"For sure, it's yet another piece of evidence to support the idea of
    >the Web in your pocket -- something that doesn't have to be in a
    >carrying case, boots fast or is always on. That's a very handy thing
    >to have."
    >
    >The browser, after all, Gottheil continued, "is not just something
    >that's inside your computer, it's the reason why you have a computer.
    >So if you can run it on something else that's more convenient, you
    >will."
    >
    >AdMob also noted that total iPhone requests -- over both mobile
    >networks and Wi-Fi -- to its partners jumped by 52% in November
    >compared to the month before. The iPhone accounted for 6.3% of all
    >requests during the month, leading any other individual handset by a
    >wide margin.
    >
    >http://www.admob.com/marketing/pdf/m...ics_nov_08.pdf

  • 12-18-2008, 11:22 PM
    Larry
    iPhone 3Gold <[email protected]> wrote in news:1d8b5740-a880-4398-a78d-
    [email protected]:

    > iPhone users lean heavily on Wi-Fi for Web access


    Let's hope the stupid asses get it right for a change and make the
    transition to Wimax-Wifi smooth with seamless handoffs:

  • 12-18-2008, 11:10 PM
    iPhone 3Gold
    iPhone users lean heavily on Wi-Fi for Web access
    Bolsters the idea of the iPhone as a netbook substitute, says analyst
    By Gregg Keizer


    December 18, 2008 (Computerworld)

    More than 40% of all U.S. traffic last month between Apple Inc.'s
    iPhone and the world's largest mobile ad network took place over Wi-Fi
    connections, not over AT&T's cellular data network, AdMob Inc. said
    today.

    During November, 42% of the iPhone connections to AdMob's 6,000
    advertising partners were over Wi-Fi, said the company in its most
    recent metrics report.

    IPhone users' heavy reliance on wireless is part of a growing trend,
    according to the report. "In the U.S., 8% of total requests in
    November were on Wi-Fi networks, up from 3% in August. [The] 42% of
    iPhone requests made on Wi-Fi networks [is] notably higher than most
    other Wi-Fi capable phones, which average between 10-20%."

    The iPhone, in fact, accounted for 51% of all wireless requests to
    AdMob's advertisers, while Apple's iPod Touch -- a music player with
    all the functionality of the iPhone except for its cell phone -- was
    responsible for 28% of all wireless requests.

    Because the iPod Touch lacks a connection to a mobile carrier's data
    network, all of its Web traffic is conducted over Wi-Fi.

    "IPhone Wi-Fi usage is generally higher on iPhone specific sites and
    applications than on normal mobile Web sites," added AdMob's report.

    The iPhone's reliance on wireless backs up the thinking of analysts
    who see the device as Apple's de facto "netbook," the term given to
    the small, lightweight and low-priced notebooks that have been selling
    well because of the recession.

    During an October conference call with Wall Street analysts, Apple CEO
    Steve Jobs essentially dubbed the iPhone, and its iPod Touch sibling,
    the company's current netbook. "One of our entrants into that
    category, if you will, is the iPhone for browsing the Internet and
    doing e-mail and all the other things that a netbook lets you do,"
    Jobs said at the time. "Being connected via the cellular net wherever
    you are, an iPhone is a pretty good solution for that, and it fits in
    your pocket."

    Ezra Gottheil, an analyst at Technology Business Research Inc., agreed
    at the time, and today said that AdMob's numbers reinforced that view.
    "For sure, it's yet another piece of evidence to support the idea of
    the Web in your pocket -- something that doesn't have to be in a
    carrying case, boots fast or is always on. That's a very handy thing
    to have."

    The browser, after all, Gottheil continued, "is not just something
    that's inside your computer, it's the reason why you have a computer.
    So if you can run it on something else that's more convenient, you
    will."

    AdMob also noted that total iPhone requests -- over both mobile
    networks and Wi-Fi -- to its partners jumped by 52% in November
    compared to the month before. The iPhone accounted for 6.3% of all
    requests during the month, leading any other individual handset by a
    wide margin.

    http://www.admob.com/marketing/pdf/m...ics_nov_08.pdf

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