Topic: Ofcom: Britons moving online with smartphones

[Simon]

The number of Britons with internet access has overtaken the number of PC owners for the first time, highlighting the rise of smartphones.

According to an extensive report from Ofcom, 78% of the UK is now online - but only 77% say they own a PC.

The telecoms regulator said that was down to the rise of smartphones, with a quarter of adults and almost half of teenagers owning such a device - with 59% buying their smartphone over the past year.

"The ownership of a PC has always been a constraint on the take-up of home internet services, with the cost of the PC preventing some households from getting online and others saying they do not have the knowledge/skills to use a computer," the report said.

"However, the mass-market emergence of internet-enabled phones and internet services designed specifically for mobile phones (such as mobile applications) means that increasingly people are getting online through mobile phones," it added.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/369106/ofcom-britons-moving-online-with-smartphones

[GillE]

I've got a phone that just let's me talk to other people.  How weird is that?

[Clive]

I also have one like that Gill.  But I am weird!   

[Rik]

I'm saying nothing. 

[Simon]

[Clive]

 

[sam]

I use my smartphone a lot for things other than the phone - trust me when you have close to a 4 hour commute (from Brum - Cambridge and vice versa) twice a week - its darn useful. Also mobile internet through it at conferences were the hotel want you to pay £20 a night... is well epic.

[Simon]

I couldn't be without one now. 

[Rik]

One?? 

[Simon]