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While cell phones are somewhat recession-proof in their necessity, a recent survey of some 1,110 people revealed a solid 48% would completely ditch their mobile data service in the face of financial crisis. Across all of the services (broadband internet, digital television, fixed voice, mobile voice and mobile data), none of them showed any indication of upgrading to a higher tier of service, and the sizeable majority (67%) wouldn’t change their broadband internet service. That says pretty clearly that most folks see mobile internet services as a luxury ripe for sacrificing since they can always use their home internet, and puts into question all of those glowing analyst forecasts about the future of mobile data. What do you guys think? I’m not sure if I could lose data service altogether – mobile GPS is just too useful for me to not have.
[via BusinessWire]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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