This statistic shows a distribution of internet accesses via mobile phone in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by connection type. As of February 2019, 80 percent of respondents used their mobile phone to access the internet via mobile network (2G, 3G or 4G). Wi-Fi is becoming increasingly popular among tourists who wish to avoid high prices for being outside of their home region and have to use roaming services.
Which of these ways do you use your mobile phone to access the internet?
Those who use their mobile phone to access the internet
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "You said that you use your mobile phone to access the internet. Which of these ways do you use your mobile phone to access the internet?"
Multiple answers were possible
The source adds the following information: "Data is tested at the 95% confidence level."
*2G, 3G or 4G
**i.e. 'hotspots'
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Ofcom. (April 9, 2019). Which of these ways do you use your mobile phone to access the internet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/387310/mobile-phone-usage-by-type-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Which of these ways do you use your mobile phone to access the internet?." Chart. April 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/387310/mobile-phone-usage-by-type-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). Which of these ways do you use your mobile phone to access the internet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/387310/mobile-phone-usage-by-type-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Which of These Ways Do You Use Your Mobile Phone to Access The Internet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/387310/mobile-phone-usage-by-type-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Which of these ways do you use your mobile phone to access the internet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/387310/mobile-phone-usage-by-type-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Which of these ways do you use your mobile phone to access the internet? [Graph], Ofcom, April 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/387310/mobile-phone-usage-by-type-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/