{"id":358542,"date":"2010-02-24T14:01:17","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T19:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/?p=58065"},"modified":"2010-02-24T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T19:01:17","slug":"do-you-wi-fi-on-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/358542","title":{"rendered":"Do You Wi-Fi on Your Phone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It wasn’t that long ago that phones did what they were designed to do, connect to phone networks. Having Wi-Fi on a phone was a pipe dream, and why would you even want that? Then phones started to appear with integrated Wi-Fi, and everyone took notice. Formerly the domain of laptop users while on the run, Wi-Fi was quickly noticed <\/a>to be<\/a> not only desirable on phones, but mandatory<\/a>. With Wi-Fi onboard almost all smartphones on the market, it is not surprising that over half of the connections to Wi-Fi hotspots are made by phones and other handheld devices, not laptops.<\/p>\n

Mobile ad distributor JiWire <\/a>has reported that 56 percent of all ads served over its Wi-Fi networks are dished up by handheld devices — phones in particular. The JiWire network consists of hotspots in hotels, coffee shops and airports, normally the domain of laptop users.<\/p>\n

I suspect a couple of things are at play with this wide-spread usage of Wi-Fi on phones. Cost is likely one factor, as phone data plans are still expensive and many have monthly data caps that must be respected. Then there is raw speed — Wi-Fi networks are almost always faster than even the best 3G phone networks. When faced with a limited amount of time, the faster the network, the more that can be done.<\/p>\n