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> iOS users, who tend to be on better networks anyway.

I don't think there is any basis to claim that.

> A U.S. analysis of Wi-Fi and mobile Internet usage across unique smartphones on the iOS and Android platforms reveals that 71 percent of all unique iPhones used both mobile and Wi-Fi networks to connect to the Internet, while only 32 percent of unique Android mobile phones used both types of connections. A further analysis of this pattern of behavior in the U.K. shows consistent results, as 87 percent of unique iPhones used both mobile and Wi-Fi networks for web access compared to a lower 57 percent of Android phones.

https://www.comscore.com/lat/Prensa-y-Eventos/Infographics/i...

Since wi-fi networks tend to be higher quality than cell networks, what you provided works against the point I responded to.

Someone paying for a premium phone is probably also inclined to pay for a premium mobile network.

Not all iPhones are 'premium' phones, and there are not really 'premium' cell phone networks in the US. Or anywhere.

Lol, have you ever been to Europe? iPhones are definitely considered premium and there definitely are networks that are more expensive but offer better reception. In Germany, that would be Telekom, in Switzerland, it's Swisscom.

Yes used to live in Germany. I was talking mainly about the US though.

iPhone isn't always 'premium', since they have their version of cheap phones as well. Point is cell network service quality is independent from phone quality.

A lot of this is bought in instalments isn’t it?

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