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In response to "This is kind of odd. iphone owners twice as likely to use wi-fi than android owners... -- (link)" by Don Homer

possibly due to throttling issues on the iPhone, plus android phones have 4G so wifi isn't much faster.

Posted by sycor Apr 3 '12, 09:18

And android phones typically have lower battery life so leaving both wifi and cell data on isn't always practical

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throttling could happen regardless of phone. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 09:30
are the data plans similar prices between iphone and android? I'd expect carriers to gouge iphone users more causing them to try to use less bandwidth -- nm - zork Apr 3, 09:23 1
- yes, identical assuming the same carrier. Your second sentence is just silly. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 3, 09:31

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