Re:India has the highest data usage per smartphone
by m463 on Friday June 21, 2019 @01:28PM
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a few points
- "watching TV" to more and more people is youtube and other online video
- a lot of people in the US don't watch video on their phone because they would blow their data plan in short order. Even unlimited plans throttle in various ways when you go over a certain amount.
Re:India has the highest data usage per smartphone
by catchmeifyoucan on Saturday June 22, 2019 @12:39AM
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Cell servicss like Jio bundle in live tv for free as well as on demand cinema. So the value prop to pay for a provider separately to get services on your TV is decreased. It's a separate cost for the same thing. So people are more likely to probably purchase new cellular connected tablets - rather than TVs.
You’re talking about access. People don’t buy a TV to get access to content, they buy one to watch the content, whether that’s via cable, OTA, streaming services, pirating, etc. Are you saying that people in India are just fine with consuming all of their TV and movies on a tiny phone screen?
I know some people who don’t have a TV, but they would rather just not watch TV/movies at all than stream it to their phone (other than maybe during a long commute or while on the plane).