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Most wireless laptop users go online from multiple locations
Laptop owners utilize the portable nature and wireless capabilities of these devices to go online from a range of locations. Among those who use their laptop to go online wirelessly (using either a wi-fi or mobile broadband card) 86% do so at home, 37% do so at work, and 54% do so someplace other than home or work. Six in ten wireless laptop users (61%) go online from more than one of these locations, with two in five (20%) using their laptop to access to internet from all three locations (home, work and somewhere else).
Mobile access using other devices also play into the wireless internet story
9% of American adults now go online using an mp3 player, e-book reader or tablet computer. However, these devices largely play a supporting role for Americans who already access the internet wirelessly using a laptop computer or cell phone. Just 1% of Americans who do not go online wirelessly using a laptop computer or cell phone use some other type of mobile device to access the internet.
Nearly as many Americans now own laptops as own desktops, and just under half of all adults use a laptop to go online wirelessly.
As of May 2010, 55% of all American adults own a laptop computer. 62% of American adults now own a desktop computer. More than eight in ten laptop owners (84%) use wi-fi to go online, and one-quarter (23%) do so using mobile wireless broadband. There is some overlap between these two technologies, as around one in five laptop owners (22%) use both wi-fi and mobile wireless broadband to go online.
More than half of cell phone internet users go online daily form their mobile devices
Among mobile internet users, frequency of use is highest among the affluent and well educated, as well as Latinos. Among those who go online using a handheld device 55% of English-speaking Hispanics, 52% of college graduates and 56% of those with a household income of $75,000 or more per year use their cell phone to go online several times a day. Young adults are also intense mobile internet users—52% of those ages 18-29 who go online using a cell phone do so several times a day, in additional 17% do so about once a day—although 43% of mobile web users ages 30-49 go online multiple times a day.
Young adults are heavily invested in the mobile web, although 30-49 year olds are gaining ground
Nine in ten 18-29 year olds own a cell phone, and these young cell owners are significantly more than those in other age groups to use mobile data applications. However, utilization of mobile data applications is growing fast among 30-49 year olds.
Non-voice data application use has grown significantly over the last year.
The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that amongst all cell phone owners 54% have used their mobile device to send someone a photo or video; 23% have accessed a social networking site using their phone; 20% have used their phone to watch a video; 15% have posted a photo or video online; 11% have purchased a product using their phone; 11% have made a charitable donation by text message; 10% have used their mobile phone to access a status update service such as Twitter.
Six in ten Americans go online wirelessly using a laptop or cell phone
As of May 2010, 59% of all adult Americans go online wirelessly, using a laptop or cell phone— an increase over the 51% of Americans who did so at a similar point in 2009.
Household Adoption Rates of Belgium and France
Belgium and France have identical household adoption rates of 98%.
Adoption Rate In Austria Versus France In 2007
Household adoption in Austria in 2007 was 46.1%, a few points higher than the 42.9% adoption rate in France.
Australia, New Zealand and Spain Household Adoption Rates
Australia, New Zealand and Spain have household adoption rates for fixed telephone service at 97%.
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