mobile data
noun1
Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Mobile telephony, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications, Telephony Internet data transfer over a cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi.
- Yet O2 says that while it has doubled the number of iPhone users, mobile data use is doubling every 4 months, equivalent to an eightfold growth every year.2010 June 11, Charles Arthur, “Why file-sharing has killed 'unlimited' mobile data contracts”, in The Guardian:
- The analysis of mobile data plans in 230 countries revealed that the UK ranked a “disappointing” 136th when the cost of one gigabyte (1GB) of mobile data was looked at.2019 March 5, Rupert Jones, “UK among countries with priciest mobile data plans in Europe”, in The Guardian:
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- By turning off mobile data, you end up with a dumb or minimalist phone while out and about, but a fully internet-connected smartphone while at home, at work and in coffee shops and restaurants that provide Wi-Fi.2019 March 23, Mike Elgan, “Why you should stop using mobile data”, in Computerworld: