Comments on: Mobile phone Wi-Fi usage on the rise

People all over the world are increasingly using faster Wi-Fi hot spots to access the Internet from their mobile phones, according to a report.

[rshah29]

Give it another 2 years. All smartphones will have Wifi.

[FearNo1]

So that is the reason why the BB Storm does not have wifi.... These cellular carriers have way too much power...

One of the reasons why I have a Touch instead of Iphone. I have access to hundreds of wifi hotspots in my area. I just can't justify spending $30 each month for a data plan for the small amount of data actually transferred via a phone.

[forever4now]

Mobile operators, like Verizon, should embrace WiFi instead of fighting it. WiFi offloads data traffic from their network, allowing them to offer lower priced unlimited data plans to more subscribers without additional network cost.

[Quemannn]

This is why we, consumers, need 4G networks first thing in the morning.
Fears of Exaflood won't be real as far as 4G networks will have been deployed across the continental USA.

[lauraallard]

Wi Fi access frees up their network though. I often travel internationally and even though I pay a small fee for better rates, they add up quickly. The Data is close to $20 per MB. OUCH... I shut my data off and left Wi Fi on. It is able to retrieve my email and any applications I want from itunes or App store BTW I am trying the Iphone. I love it! I can also use some free applications to call the USA to call free over the internet. Otherwise it would be .59 cents/minute. In China it was $1.99/minute. AT & T does not allow the calls to be routed over the cellular network. If they did they would make money from the data. "ICall" limits calls to 5 minutes, but they are free and crystal clear!

[voipsmartphone]

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[Babiken]

People make all sorts of phones with WIFI. but I think only China Shanzhai phone suppliers make wifi phones with DUAL SIM+Analog TV etc. Some examples are on www.dual-sim-mobile-phone.com

[argyle11]

I have one of the new wifi phones that works great. I got it at www.yippz.com