We’re gross, socially awkward, and bad drivers. That’s the gist of Testra’s 2011 annual smartphone survey. Men are more likely to “throne surf”, 40% of us have busted out our phones at a social event (with 12% just pretending to use it), and most alarming, 17% of motorists admit to surfing the net while driving.
Even worse, 1% of drivers said they do so regularly. Hands up if you’re a one percenter. Hmm, that one’s actually not funny. Anywho…
The research also confirmed the increasingly obvious: 56% of us have used a smartphone in bed (up from 51% last year), and Android popularity is booming (24% of those who responded now use a device powered by Google).
On the whole, smartphones are well on the way to replacing PCs as our preferred internet access device. Though Android and iPhone fans are almost twice as likely to own a tablet of some description. See? Stats can be fun, now back to work. [Telstra / Sensis]
Robert (B-ob)
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 12:22 PMHave you ever read a book, newspaper, magazine, etc while on the throne? It’s wasted time otherwise, might as well be productive while … being … productive?
Steve
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 11:27 PMSorry, couldn’t hear it while playing my Game of Thrones.
/boomtish.
Danny Allen
Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 12:47 AMlol, and yeah, I admit, I do it all the time at home. Playing angry birds at work — would be kind of odd to hear Kakaaah in the toilet stall next to you. And no, I refuse to play without the manic bird sounds. Who you calling crazy. :)
Ollie
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 12:33 PM…and these results surprise anyone how?
What’s so bad about throne surfing? You’re playing with your phone BEFORE you wipe your ass, so what’s the prob?
Quite a lot of people neglect to wash their hands after taking a dump, which I’d be more worried about, than them playing with their own phones while on the job.
Woodze
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 1:08 PMAt my old company we (the IT department) managed the blackberries for all the users. If we busted someone using it in the toilet (usually overheard answering it/typing out an essay) they were added to a ‘Blacklist’ and we refused to support their handheld from then on.
We stole a box of latex gloves off the cleaners at one point and would use those making a very obvious point of putting them on before handling the device. It made a few people upset to be named and shamed, but we didn’t care!
David
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 1:20 PMShould be brownlisted
cayal
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 2:14 PMWas your old company run by pre-schoolers? How childish.
Kan
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 1:10 PMMen are more likely to “throne surf”.. I suspect it’s because women are less likely to admit it to the caller on the other end of the survey?
Sicarius123
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 9:02 PMWomen seem to get their business done and get out of there.
Men seem to chill in the can for a while lol.
Matt
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 1:11 PMI wouldn’t have so many points in Robo Defense if it wasn’t for my toilet gaming/surfing. Geez, gotta keep entertained on there somehow…other than guessing the splash height of the next turd.
Croops
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 1:40 PM“…splash height of the next turd”
There’s an app for that (c;
Matt
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 1:56 PMLol.. I use my tablet pc instead!
Michael Barnes
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 2:06 PMGoing to the toilet is boring and I wouldn’t look forward to it unless I took a gaming handheld. I’ve played and finished GoW Ghost of Sparta on PSP, New Super Mario Bros on DS and Twisted Metal PSP a few times all exclusively on the can. The bigger games, over time obviously. I consider myself a pretty clean person especially compared to some people I know, I don’t see whats wrong with this, lots of people do it.
Waterbear
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 3:39 PMSent from my iThrone.
bugwan
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 4:15 PMI admit I do this all the time – it’s when I finally get to read the (electronic) paper. How are my hands dirtier by sitting on something? It’s like suggesting garbage bags are inherently dirty…but they’re clean until you put shit in them!
Quin
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 4:27 PMYou need to eat more fibre, or drink more water, if you can finish a game while on the throne.
pd
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 10:36 PMThey are called “mobiles”, what do you expect?
Oh and there’s still an awful lot of filthy evil cancer-stick junkies in this world so nothing about how ‘filthy’ humans can be should come as a surprise.
chris
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 11:01 PMI am guilty of this all the time! i find that i have actually finished my business tens of minutes ago and still find my self surfing on the mobile.. and gizmodo is top of my list of sites! :)