iPhone Email Use The Least Of AT&T’s Worries

Turns out, iPhone users are bandwidth hogs. A recent analysis by Alcatel-Lucent of North American wireless network use during the midday hour on one day found Web browsing (inlcuding gameplay) was consuming 32% of data-related airtime but 69% of bandwidth, while email used 30% of data airtime but only 4% of bandwidth. Will AT&T go for a tiered pricing structure with the iPhone, offering cheaper plans to those prmiarily using email and more expensive plans for application addicts?

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