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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Josie Clarke

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Millions head online at 6am 7am and 8am as alarms go off data shows | History Defined

The firm said the morning data jumps had emerged as part of its broadband network analysis (PA) - (PA Wire)

Britons reach for their mobile phone as soon as they wake up – with spikes in network traffic detected immediately after 6am, 7am and 8am, figures show.

Millions of people pick up their phone on the hour – likely when most alarms are set for – and begin scrolling, Virgin Media O2 data suggests.

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