According to the iPass survey, mobile employees are committed communicators. 88 percent are checking their smartphones during downtime, 55 percent do it usually, and 6 percent (mobile maniacs) admitted to checking their smartphones obsessively. For the mobile masters, 10 percent checked their smartphone obsessively, 61 percent did it usually, while 23 percent of the mobile minority admitted to never checking their smartphones during downtime.
Figure 6. Do you check your smartphone during downtime?
Smartphone Comments
“The convenience of retrieving and responding to emails while not in front of the computer enables quicker response time, resulting in more productivity.”
- Project manager, large bank
“My smartphone allows me to check email and keep track of colleagues in Europe and Asia offices after hours, versus waiting until the next work day.”
- Marketing engineer, electronics company
