Smartphone users shun home Wi-Fi as 4G coverage improves
By John Glenday
Smartphone owners are increasingly switching from Wi-Fi to 4G signals when at home according to new research investigating our browsing habits that shows 65 per cent of mobile phone usage now occurs indoors.
Network testing company GWS estimates that as many as 40 per cent of British smartphone users now routinely plump for 4G over Wi-Fi owing to poor mobile broadband reception, particularly in extremities of the home such as bedrooms.
Sluggish connections mean that for many struggling to stream video from their beds the best bet is 4G, even in the presence of a notionally quicker fixed line connection, until such Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




