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 Send to email | Some People Just Love Dial-up in General |  By Silicon
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 Despite some cheaper high-speed Internet offerings from phone and cable companies, broadband is still too expensive (or scarce) for many Americans, according to the latest findings from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Of the 10% of U.S. households that still use dial-up access, more than a third say they use it because they can't afford faster service. And another 14% still use dial-up because it's the only option available to them.
But 19% say "nothing would persuade them to upgrade," according to the AP. All told, that's not too many people -- 2% of the population. What's the deal? Maybe they love the sound a modem makes. Maybe they just don't care about the Internet that much. As commenter "OC3 for Life" notes, maybe they just need to see it to believe. But as growth slows in the telecom business, it's a weird marketing and education problem that ISPs will have to figure out to maximize growth.
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See Also: EarthLink CEO: Dial-Up Is The Future
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| Some People Just Love Dial-up | | Despite some cheaper high-speed Internet offerings from phone and cable companies, broadband is still too expensive (or scarce) for many Americans, according to the latest findings from the Pew In [..] Read complete article | | Published 02-Jul-2008 by Silicon in General
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| Gaming for Love: Finding Love in MMOs [Looking For Love] | | There's a more or less constant trickle of mainstream articles discussing people 'finding love in all the wrong places' — but Tom Francis has a hilarious look at his attempts to play the dating game in MMOs. He tracks his progress in EVE Online, WoW and City of Her [..] Read complete article | | Published 13-Jul-2008 by Maggie Greene in Looking for love City of Heroes Culture Eve Online Mmo Mmorpg Romance Warcraft
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Gossip, news and leaks for obsessive gamers Kotaku As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, pred |
| Prototyping Challenge: Shade [Game Design] | | I do love Lost Garden's prototyping challenge, though I will never in my life prototype any game, even simple and super cute ones. However, I always love seeing what other people come up with — it's an interesting exercise in observing the design process with playabl [..] Read complete article | | Published 29-Jun-2008 by Maggie Greene in Game design Challenge Culture lost garden Prototype
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| HTC G1 already shipping, many to be delivered by Friday |  T-Mobile customers, we hope you’re ready for some solid Android love. Word on the street is that Santa will be showing up a bit early for many people who pre-ordered the HTC G1. In fact, several people have reported their handsets have already shipped and are scheduled for delivery this Friday, the 17th. In other [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 15-Oct-2008 by Zach Epstein in AndroidHTCHandsetsT-MobileG1google
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| British Sales Charts [Sales Charts] | | Metal Gear Solid 4 Remains at the top for the second week in Britain, though a quick glance over Snake's ageing shoulders will see that Britain's love for Mario & Sonic has been replaced by a love for Lego & Indiana Jones. And it's a love that knows no boundaries, as [..] Read complete article | | Published 26-Jun-2008 by Luke Plunkett in Sales Charts Britain News
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