Saturday, August 31, 2013
Broadband at Home
For many of us, we grew up knowing that beeping and wailing sound of the computer connecting to the internet. No, I do not miss it and if I ever hear it again, that computer is going out the window. Many people actually do not have internet at home so the internet from their phone services is the next go to, thanks in part to affordable pay-as-you-go packages with data plans. Pew found that 10% of Americans have a smartphone but not a home broadband connection, meaning their phone is their primary means of accessing the Internet. When you look at young people versus older people and you add smartphones in, it actually makes that gap worse because so many 18-to-29-year-olds have a smartphone and so few people 65 and older have them that when you include them in the calculation, the gap between young people and old people actually gets bigger than when you didn’t have smartphones in the equation at all.
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Pay as you go for internet to use phone services 0n ,sounds more expensive to me.
ReplyDeleteIf you are using internet phone services, it is important that the speed of the internet is fast enough. Otherwise the voice quality will not be too good.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that there are so many different technological advances specifically designed to help older people starting with internet phones. There needs to be some effort to close the gap.
ReplyDeleteWith the internet, a separate phone service might not be needed. Internet phones and mobile applications offer great communication services.
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