What people use their mobile data connections for
Fact recorded on: November 24, 2008. Categories: Mobile usage.
| Activity | Subscribers, 000 | Share of mobile subscribers | Growth, % |
| News & Info via Browser | 36,185 | 15.9% | 1.3% |
| News & Info via Download | 13,274 | 5.8% | 7.0% |
| IM | 21,032 | 9.2% | 6.1% |
| News & Info via SMS | 18,727 | 8.2% | 4.0% |
| Social Networking | 14,94 | 76.6% | 8.8% |
| Email (Work & Personal) | 33,564 | 14.7% | 4.5% |
| Purchased Ringtone | 20,124 | 8.8 % | -2.0% |
| Purchased Games | 5,478 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| Used Network for Photos/Video | 59,877 | 26.3% | -1.1% |
| Listened to music | 19,001 | 8.3% | -2.2% |
| Received SMS ads | 48,943 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| Source: comScore | |||
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