Are mobiles better with Wi-Fi or without Wi-fi?

Question

im getting a blackberry curve 8330 and it doenst support Wi-Fi. so im wondering if that's a bad thing....

Answer 1

Well having wi-fi support is never a bad thing, because it doesn't hurt, and it's free. A lot of things to consider though, such as your usage, location of use, and plan.

If you say yes to most following points, you'll be fine without having wi-fi:

- you will use your phone's browser mostly in places where there isn't a w-fi signal (parks, driving etc)

- you don't spend more then 30 minutes daily on the Internet

- you have a plan that covers large data charges and email (when getting a blackberry most of the time you have to)

If you said no then consider a different phone.

The main thing is if you are going to get a data plan that will basically cover charges for Internet/email use. If not, then wi-fi sure would keep your phone bill down.

Answer 2

I prefer phones that use a 3G or "mobile broadband" connection. This way you have broadband access anywhere where you receive a cell signal (3G). With WIFI you are pinned down to hotspots and not all hotspots offer "free access".

Answer 3

Phones are definatly better with wifi because it means you can surf the web for free which is a major plus point if you are looking to use it for work or you just want to cruise the web.