21-25 Year Old - I have a Cellphone Use question for you
 

For those of you with phones with STANDARD size screens.....how much do you use the web-browser? Do you pay extra for a higher-speed data plan? What I'm really getting at is - how compelling is using a browser with a tiny screen?

Cell phones cause radiation...

I use it on my treo occasionally. Mostly googlemaps, movie showtimes, etc. It's worth it though if you plan on using your cellphone internet connection to get your laptop online.

this sucks....i'm not in this age category anymore. :(
now i'm depressed.

Same here... but I'll answer anyways. I don't use my phone to connect to the net at all, it's too small and a pain in the ass to actually see anything.

Doesn't a Treo have a larger than normal screen?? I'm interested in the understanding the usage of standard screens.

phones are for making phone calls! at least I think thats what its for

i have a treo and pay extra 40/month for high speed internet.. its great, though a lot of times very slow... won't load flash and large files/images

21-25 Year Old please ;-)

Imo, there aren't "standard" screens these days. There are so many different hardware choices and many of the regular cellphones have pretty big screens. Being a pda+cellphone, the treo does have a bigger screen than most regular cellphones, but not by much.

What kind of services would be used?... email, icq, driving directions, showtimes, posting on gfy, etc.

Regarding "standard" screens - when i walk down the street or go into a coffee shop or whatever, 95% of the mobile device users i see are using what I call a standard screen. 2" x 2" at best. And what I'm wondering is if the web experience at such a screen size is such a turn-off that it makes people resistant to fire up their browser and go to your site no matter how friendly you make YOUR site. In other words, overcoming the resistance built up from the crappy small screen experience to even bother trying your site, no matter how small-screen friendly it is.

CLARIFICATION: when I say 95% of mobile devices, I am NOT talking about laptops...only phones/smartphones/pocket pc devices..and mostly just standard phones at this time

Web surfing on a cellphone, smartphone, pda, etc,... sucks. It's hard to to read news sites, pics are too small, side scrolling is a pain, and it's not very quick as most sites are quite big.

Again, it is nice to use it for various things though... googlemaps, showtimes, directions, email, etc.

forgive my ignorance in this, but it is google maps really usable on a standard phone screen? I'll check it out tomorrow myself, but what's your take?

I don`t understand why this question is only for people between 21-25 years old.Can someone explain that to me ?

better to use a PSP to browse the web ;)

i have the internet on my blackberry i use it occasionally but its not worth the money i pay for it. :2 cents:

for me, not really all that compelling at all

damn it...I'm 26 since last friday :(

dont use internet on cell phone... pricy and uncofortable

I only use it to check stats with....

I am 23.

24 years old here, treop 700wz with unlimited data that does use air minutes up etc. Works pretty good, not as fast as they say but still not bad.

Wife uses a Razr on the same plan with a smaller screen. she could go without though.

You mean brain cancer.

I have a Treo that I use from time to time as a modem for my laptop, when there's no available connection. The Sprint EVDO network is pretty quick too. Not quite Cable/DSL fast, but quite a bit faster than the old telephone modem.

I've also got a PPC6700 that's pretty decent for web browsing, as it has a full QWERTY slide out keyboard and the screen is a little bigger.

because he is an idiot :1orglaugh

nice :disgust so targeting a demographic is idiotic?

almost as idiotic as not understanding why he asked about a specific age range.

i use my web browser on my phone constantly to check stats while im away from a computer.

however, i also use a blackberry so the screen size doesnt fit in with the question you asked. sorry.

From all the 21-25 year olds I know, they text like a son of a bitch but don't have web enabled phones because of the cost.

I have an awesome set up for browsing the net .. but it ass-rapes everytime i use it .. I am paying like 5 cents a kbs but i have used it as a modem for my laptop a few times in emergency

I want to thank everyone for their replies so far, and expand on this a little. I know texting is huge, but what about mobile email?? How many of you actively use the email capability of your phone?

I will check stats with it, other than that it's pretty useless...

I have another 2 weeks before i fall out of this category. I guess i should make the most of it... :winkwink:

not at all, I rarly use it.

Well I'm 26, so I guess I don't count, but I just use my phone for calling purposes.

i have a cingular 8125 and got the unlimited use plan with it. I love it. So many times i'm some place and this shit comes in handy. Either bored having to wait for something... or maybe some place and need internet to check on shit...list goes on and on. Plus love having a qwerty keyboard on my phone. So much more i know i can get my phone to do too that I haven't tapped into yet.