Will Smarter Phones Drive Mobile Content Consumption?

[Rocco Augusto]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.webitpr.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=4244' target='_blank'>http://www.webitpr.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=4244</a><br /><br /></div>"<i>M:Metrics, the mobile market authority, today issued the findings of its May Benchmark Survey. The firm found that while smart-phone owners comprise a small percentage of the overall population of mobile phone users, large percentages of smart-phone users are consuming mobile content. Contrary to popular belief, those carrying these powerful devices are not using them exclusively for productivity applications, but are also using them to view mobile video, play mobile games and listen to mobile music in addition to using them for personal e-mail and wireless Web access.</i>"<br /><br />At any given moment you could find at least two full length movies on my handset as well as several music albums. I also spend a good hour or two a day reading news stories and replying to posts on this site from my Cingular 2125. Even though Windows Mobile handsets are not mentioned in this particular article I would still like to hear the thoughts of our readers on the subject. :)

[Bushrod]

I'm mainly e-mail and web.

I particularly enjoy M:Metrics paying me $5 a month to run their software.

[Rocco Augusto]

im still afraid to sign up for that $5 a month thing, it just doesnt feel right to me :)

[Mike Temporale]

im still afraid to sign up for that $5 a month thing, it just doesnt feel right to me :)

If Paul from MoDaCo has anything to do with it, I'm sure it's on the up and up. He's a decent guy.

Bushrod, how much do you think you've made from running the application?

Here's a link (http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11299) to the original story and information on downloading a copy - for anyone that doesn't know what we're talking about. :wink:

[Bushrod]

I"m only running it because of Modaco. I totally trust it.

I think I've been running it since May 30 or so. I've gotten the initial $15 money order already. I should see the next one for $30 around January or February. It's not a ton of money, but every dollar helps!

[Rocco Augusto]

If Paul from MoDaCo has anything to do with it, I'm sure it's on the up and up. He's a decent guy.

oh im sure its 100% legit, im just weird. some people are afriad of clowns, i cannot run data collecting programs. :lol:

[Jerry Raia]

Sorry, watching movies on my phone is merely a curiosity. The media buttons need to go!