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Listed below are comments made by niw_uk1964 between Tuesday, 30th September 2008 and Tuesday, 30th September 2008.

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Which way to the mobile web? 12:09pm on 30 Sep 2008 I used both technologies.

I like wi-fi for its speed and bandwidth - it works fine - when a free or decently priced hotspot can be found...and therein lies the problem. I have found charges for an hour's use to be extortionate (more than my monthly 3G data subscription) and open wi-fi networks pose a security risk.

3G is fine except:

In rural areas it's very patchy
It suffers from contention
Data rates are nowhere near what is claimed
There's almost always a significant limit on the data allowance.

The strengths and weaknesses of the two technologies can complement one another with both existing quite happily.

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