ABSTRACT
We conducted a diary and interview study to investigate where and why people use cell phones to access the Internet. In more that 50% of the cases, our participants chose a phone even though they had access to a computer, and the most frequent location for cell phone Internet access was the home.
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- At home and with computer access: why and where people use cell phones to access the internet
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