Nearly one third of Americans think Internet is useless
About one third of U.S. households do not have any access to the Internet. But what is even more surprising they do not intend to get one. The reason is that households do not consider Internet to be useful for their every day lives.
A technology market research firm located in Dallas, called Park Associates, outlined that 29% of households from the United States (which is about 31 million homes) do not even intend to get access to Internet in the next 12 months.
Park Associates administered the 2nd annual National Technology Scan that made it clear why potential customers do not look forward to subscribe to Internet service. Thus the scan states that the reason is low value to the daily lives that households perceive and not their concerns over cost.
From all households that do not intend to get Internet access 44 percent are simply not interested in anything that Internet provides. The survey found that 22 percent do not have the opportunity to pay for the Internet or to purchase a computer.
Among the participants in the survey, who do not intend to subscribe to the service, 17 percent said that they do not know how to use the Internet. Fourteen percent stated that they are more likely to use the service at work, where they can watch videos on YouTube or do some e-commerce shopping. Three percent stated that Internet simply didn’t reach their homes.
Analysts from Park in their study found that the United States broadband adoption increased to 52 % over the past year up from 42% registered in 2005. Almost half of new subscribers converted from dial-up access, the other half, however, did not benefit from Internet access because the service didn’t reach their homes.
The director of research at Park Associates, John Barrett, said that the industry has a steady growth in the number of new subscribers to the Internet, but there is still a long way to go. He thinks that the key to gain new Internet subscribers is the entertainment applications. “If anything will pull in the holdouts, it's going to be applications that make the Internet more akin to pay TV”, Mr. Barrett said.
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//10 Mar 13, 2010 08:47 AM | posted by:
aaaaa - internet is useful for PORN, online game, youtube, and NOTHING ELSE.
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//9 Mar 05, 2010 11:15 PM | posted by: --- - The Internet isn't so bad..some people miss out on a lot by not having it. Not all users are stupid you know.
But yeah, finding good info is one really annoying problem, and its more of a distraction today.
it isnt a waste of money..but yeah I'd go shopping with half of it :) - 0 votes
//8 Aug 13, 2009 11:07 AM | posted by: Thozmaniac - I agree, the internet is pointless and useless and a waste of money.
That's why I'm ditching it and using the money for premium tv channels. - 0 votes
//7 May 11, 2009 06:27 PM | posted by: Bob - Everyone knows why the internet was created in the first place. It was primarily developed to distribute and make PORN more accessible for those too shy to buy it in a convenience store.
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//6 Apr 27, 2009 08:53 AM | posted by: Richard Devine - Are you all stupid? the internet has revolutionised the world - do you even understand what kind of a learning tool the internet is - you have a digital library in your hands and you are complaining that it is useless? Maybe your not creative or intelegent enough to discover what the internet can be used for...
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//5 Oct 20, 2008 01:58 AM | posted by: Tom - The internet has no redeeming value.
I've been online for 12 years and am planning to get rid of it as soon as possible (tomorrow).
You don't need a brain to use the internet.
You need a brain to trash it, get out and try to make a difference in the "real" world. - 0 votes
//4 Jul 29, 2008 02:23 AM | posted by: jfoiasdj - funny how most of you internet junkies can't even distinguish between the words "there", "their", and "they're"
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//3 May 20, 2008 06:38 PM | posted by: no one - The Internet is useful for talking about the Internet.
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//2 Jan 06, 2008 02:08 AM | posted by:
rksinghmadhepura [InfoTOT]
- I think there minds are not working well,Internet is not for dull people.The proverb applies to them "Grapes are sour."
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//1 Nov 21, 2007 10:59 AM | posted by: Dave R. from Boston - Since over 29% of Americans are really stupid, I'm surprised the number is that high. I bet if you go by geographic location, you would get a huge drop off in the southern states where front teeth are at a premium.
