Mobile Content Survey Results



This Research Brief is part of the Consumer Video Technologies Research Service


In November, 2007, ABI Research conducted an online survey of 1005 mobile phone users in the United States, aged between 14 and 59. The survey was designed to measure respondents’ preferences, activities, and patterns of non-business mobile phone use, with particular reference to multimedia content such as music, ringtones, games, pictures, SMS, email, and video, as well as Web browsing, blogging, social networking, Bluetooth, mobile commerce, and the use of location aware services. Phone brand and service provider questions were included, as were queries to determine demographic profiles.

The survey also explored respondents’ attitudes to mobile marketing, advertising, and privacy issues. The results are presented in chart form, and summarized in text.




Mobile Phone Usage

Question 1: Use Mobile Phone for Business or Personal Reasons

Question 2: Type of Internet Connection

Question 3: Age Range

Question 4: Is Your Mobile Phone a Smartphone?

Question 5: Applications Used on Mobile Phone

Question 6: Types of Mobile Games Used

Question 7: How Many Mobile Games Purchased

Music and Ringtones

Question 8: Ways of Accessing Music on Mobile

Question 9: Purchased Ringtone?

Question 10: Methods for Purchasing Ringtones

Text Messaging

Question 11: Frequency of Text Messaging

Question 12: Messaging Activities

Question 13: Reactions to Text Message Marketing

Text Marketing Messages

Question 14: Likelihood of Response to Text Marketing

Question 15: Impact of Incentives on Response Likelihood to Text Marketing

Question 16: Reactions to Different Incentives for Text Marketing

Mobile E-mail and Web site Access

Question 17: Mobile Email

Question 18: Mobile Content Types Used

Question 19: Types of Mobile Web Marketing and Consumer Adoption

Question 20: Interest in Local-Proximity Messaging for Mobile Marketing

Camera phones & GPS capabilities

Question 21: Use of Camera-Phone Features for Messaging and Communication

Question 22: Interest in Coupons and Location-Based Marketing on Mobile

Mobile TV and Video

Question 23: Type of Mobile Video Consumed

Question 24: Have You Watched a Commercial While Watching Mobile Video?

Question 25: Summary of Reactions to Mobile Video Advertising

Question 26: Summary to Receiving Promotions and Incentives on Mobile

Blogging and Social Networks

Question 27: Do You Blog?

Question 28: Frequency of Blogging

Question 29: Blogging Types

Question 30: Use Mobile to Post to Blog?

Question 31: Types of Mobile Blogging

Question 32: Use Social Networking Applications on a PC?

Question 33: Social Network Adoption by Brand

Question 34: Frequency of Use for Social Network from PC

Question 35: Reasons for Social Networking

Question 36: Access Social Network from Mobile?

Question 37: Social Networks Accessed by Mobile

Question 38: Frequency of Visits to Social Network From Phone

Question 39: Reasons for Accessing Social Network by Phone

Contactless Payment

Question 40: Familiarity with Contactless Payment Credit Cards

Question 41: Interest in Using Mobile Phone for Purchases

Question 41 B: Preferences for Mobile Phone Purchasing

Question 42: Concerns about Using Mobile Phone for Purchasing

Demographic Information

Question 44: Wireless Carrier

Question 45: Handset Brand

Question 47: Occupational Status

Question 48: Occupation Type

Question 49: Number of People in Household

Question 50: Gender

Question 51: Education

Question 52: Income


Report Code: RB-MOCO-116

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Number of Pages: 64
Number of Tables, Charts and Figures: 51
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Release Date: 1Q 2008
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