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The Really Slow Download Squad: 62% of dialup users don’t want high-speed (DownloadExaminer.com)

The Really Slow Download Squad: 62% of dialup users don’t want high-speed

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As you might guess from the name of our blog, we download a LOT of software, and it’s a little scary to contemplate how much bandwidth we collectively use every day. So, trying to imagine a time when we felt like a dial-up connection would suit our needs is pretty difficult. But that’s exactly how 62% of U.S. dialup users feel, according to a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life project.

The economy isn’t doing so hot these days, so you’d think that the additional cost of a high-speed connection would be the deciding factor for these folks, but it turns out that only a third of them cited cost as their reason for sticking with dial-up. 19% gave the mystifying answer that nothing — not even a huge decrease in the cost — would make them give up their dial-up. The study posited that they just don’t spend enough time online to need it.

[via Slashdot]

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