mobile data

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Noun

mobile data (uncountable)

  1. (mobile telephony) Internet data transfer over a cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi.
    Synonym: data
    • 2010 June 11, Charles Arthur, “Why file-sharing has killed 'unlimited' mobile data contracts”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 October 2026:
      Yet O2 says that while it has doubled the number of iPhone users, mobile data use is doubling every 4 months, equivalent to an eightfold growth every year.
    • 2019 March 5, Rupert Jones, “UK among countries with priciest mobile data plans in Europe”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 October 2026:
      The analysis of mobile data plans in 230 countries revealed that the UK ranked a “disappointing” 136th when the cost of one gigabyte (1GB) of mobile data was looked at.
    • 2019 March 23, Mike Elgan, “Why you should stop using mobile data”, in Computerworld‎[3], archived from the original on 1 December 2023:
      By turning off mobile data, you end up with a dumb or minimalist phone while out and about, but a fully internet-connected smartphone while at home, at work and in coffee shops and restaurants that provide Wi-Fi.

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