[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14731757[/URL]
[QUOTE]Some 45% of people surveyed said they made use of the net while out and about, compared with 31% in 2010.
The most rapid growth was among younger people, where 71% of internet-connected 16 to 24-year-olds used mobiles.
Domestic internet use also rose. According to the ONS, 77% of households now have access to a net connection.
That figure was up 4% from the previous year, representing the slowest rate of growth since the ONS survey began in 2006.
[B]Among the 23% of the population who remain offline, half said they "didn't need the internet".[/B]
The ONS report is the first since dot-com entrepreneur Martha Lane-Fox was appointed as the government's UK Digital Champion, with a brief to increase internet uptake.
In a statement, Ms Lane-Fox said: "That so many offline households don't see any reason to get online reinforces the importance of the digital champions network that the Raceonline2012 partners are creating."
The figure for domestic connections contrasted sharply with the rapid growth in uptake of mobile services.
However, the popularity of 3G broadband did not necessarily mean that more people were going online overall.
Many of those using mobile phones are likely to already have home broadband connections.
Older users, who the government is particularly keen to get connected, appeared to have been relatively untouched by the phenomenon.
While 71% of 16 to 24-year-old who went online said they used mobile broadband, just 8% of internet users aged over 65 made use of the newer technology.
The ONS survey also found a dramatic rise in the use of wifi hotspots - a seven-fold increase since 2011 - suggesting that the rise of 3G has done little to slow demand for free and paid-for wireless access.
All findings were based on a monthly survey of 1,800 randomly selected adults from across the UK.
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[quote]The ONS survey also found a dramatic rise in the use of wifi hotspots - [b]a seven-fold increase since 2011 [/b]- suggesting that the rise of 3G has done little to slow demand for free and paid-for wireless access.[/quote]
But...it's still 2011? How can it increase from this year, when we still got 3 months? Or is it like Car model years, where the year ends....right about now.
[QUOTE=Del91;32068325]But...it's still 2011? How can it increase from this year, when we still got 3 months? Or is it like Car model years, where the year ends....right about now.[/QUOTE]
Holy shit.
2011 ends in 3 months. Where did the year go?
Welll I guess 4 if you count September...
[QUOTE=lulzbocksV2;32068338]Holy shit.
2011 ends in 3 months. Where did the year go?[/QUOTE]
Riots, mostly.
[QUOTE=HawkeyeTy;32068858]Riots, mostly.[/QUOTE]
damn chavs stealing all our months
I still have trouble seeing the appeal of going online when I'm not at home. I see people using it to kill time on the bus and streets, but is it really worth it?
[QUOTE=blackberry82;32068950]I still have trouble seeing the appeal of going online when I'm not at home. I see people using it to kill time on the bus and streets, but is it really worth it?[/QUOTE]
People have preferences.
I agree with you though, give me at most some music to listen to and I'm set. I can't picture myself ever waiting for a bus and thinking "I need YouTube right now."
That's pretty much why I still use an old Samsung flip phone from '07
[editline]1st September 2011[/editline]
Also probably because most of my budget is currently alotted to Pot, Netflix, microwavables and rent.
Of course mobile internet useage is going up, you basically can't even get a new phone without being required to add mobile web to your plan. Sure, there are the phones that you don't even need internet for, but those are so shitty, people would rather pay an additional few bucks a month for a phone that will actually work well.
[QUOTE=pan_dandy;32070551]Sure, there are the phones that you don't even need internet for, but those are so shitty, people would rather pay an additional few bucks a month for a phone that will actually work well.[/QUOTE]
What? My old Samsung flip phone does all I need it to do and I don't need internet on it and it works fine for me.
If everyone who says they don't need internet on their phone got internet on their phone, they would never be able to go back
I would like internet, but in short Australia is shit.
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