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Rogers survey reveals that 23% of Canadians have the urge to use their smartphone in the bathroom
Rogers has come out with a new survey today called the “Rogers Innovation Report”, this will apparently be the first of many coming down the pipe as its aim is to “explore Canadians’ habits and views on technological innovations.”
The latest survey was conducted early December and found the following:
- 83% of those surveyed say that faster networks are on their way
- 79% of those surveyed expect that more people will use their smartphones to make purchases
- 85% of those surveyed said they are attached to their smartphone
– 7% describe themselves as “ridiculously” attached to their smartphone
– 22% say they “wouldn’t want to live without it” or “would be lost without” their smartphones
– 39% of Canadians say they take their smartphones to bed or have them on the nightstand
– 23% have the urge to use them in the bathroom
- 37% believe that e-readers and tablets will replace printed books
- 82% believe that devices will be connected and that one device will control systems inside and outside the home
There are some good numbers here – some certainly predictable for 2012. Specifically faster speeds as LTE has already been deployed by Rogers and Bell across the country. In addition, with devices coming equipped with NFC capabilities and mobile banking on the rise, 2012 will see Canadians embrace paying for products/services via their device. It will also be interesting to see what 2012 does for the Rogers/Bell/TELUS joint venture “EnStream” (Zoompass) – they will be going head-to-head with Google Wallet in early 2012.
2012 will bring big changes, but the real question is if you are part of the 23% that have the urge to use your smartphone in the bathroom. To celebrate this survey Rogers has produced an infographic… check it out below
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rules them all? In poor battery life? How is that SIM card error going there buddy? Did you update to 5.0.1 v2?
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I can understand why he would confuse an iphone with a toilet. They’re like….the exact same
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Im part of that 23% and it is better than reading the newspaper or being bored while ur taking a dump lol
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trivia of the day: what phone is that guy using? Stare long and hard at his phone while he takes a poopus on the toilet
Guesses?
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So, is Nadir part of that 23%?
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I know my former boss Dave uses his smartphone a lot in the washroom!
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Guess where I am reading this from. I’m sitting down.
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says 23% has the urge to do so,,, does that mean 67% off us go pass the urge and just plain uses them in the bathroom,,, hehe
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Rogers and the other Telecom companies are rubbing their hands together with glee! It would be better if they were nervous and believed that they had to WORK for the consumer and not have the consumer salivating for this technology.
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Steve Jobs’ final innovation: He changed the way the world uses the bathroom.
I sense a patent filing in the near future!
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of that 23%, 100% of them don’t wash their hands after which means 100% of those people who they greet or items they touch are infected with their fecal matter which in turn somehow, someway, ends up in your mouth.
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That’s funny, every time I go to the washroom, I’m reminded of Rogers. I wonder what the co-relation is?
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All those questions on the survey are related to each of Rogers business initiatives. Talk about a loaded questionnaire. Gasp! Shock! Everyone seems to be in agreement that Rogers’s M2M vision, data smartphone cashcow, LTE implementation and tab life are the future. Whew, thankully they are on the right path! That survey really cleared things up. Gasp! Shock!
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@Diana – I’m no Apple fanboy but that’s a software flaw not hardware lol
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and the sky is blue.
what’s your point?
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I play Angry Birds while I make angry turds.
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I am very anal about my electronics. I would never bring my phone to the bathroom with me.
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I’m pretty sure that figure is off by 77%
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Only 23%? I thought everybody did it.
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I’m pretty sure 77% of people lied. The bathroom is the best place to use my phone. That’s where I get my best ideas. How else do you expect me to 3 star greedy spiders?
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Have you ever tried crapping without a phone? Sh@ts boring…. (pun intended)
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This is the reason why I will NEVER buy a used phone again. Gross! BTW, I have an iPhone4 for sale. Any takers? :p
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What about the 99%? lulz
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I multitask, occasionally, when in the bathroom; no not just the crapping and browsing part but listening to music as well… I mean come on who wants to be disturbed or let alone hear the sound of nuclear bomb droppings?
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The other 77% are terrified they’ll drop it in the bowl.
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nice that all my money I fork over to Rogers is spent so effectively on critical issues like this *sarcasm*
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it can be the next marketing gimmick for apple. Why take a Sh*# alone, buy the new IPhone! Just as SH*#ty as before, but its costs more!
****DISCLAIMER: Some users may experience battery issues and therefore for a limited time we are including an extra charger and extra long cable to plug in while sitting on the can.
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I bring my phone to the crapper all the time!
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The s**t don’t come unless the iPhone is with me =(
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The people who think using your phone as credit card/banking with them are stupid. That is going to be so easy for people to steal your banking info.
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