O2 claims that 60% of its UK iPhone customers are transferring over 25MB (MegaBytes) of data per month, which compares with less than 2% of the mobile operator’s ordinary contract customers.

However, market research firm Ovum points out that the accessibility of mobile data/Internet services is still restricted by high costs:


Unfortunately the iPhone itself is very expensive, adding to the overall problem of cost. Despite this there have been some major improvements during 2007, with mobile operators like '3' brining the cost of Mobile Broadband (3G) services into a more consumer friendly zone.

Hopefully natural market forces and competition will slowly force prices down further, while improved handsets will push enjoyable mobile Internet access further into the consumers lap.