More crazy stats!

[creative craig]

Not sure where they keep getting all these stats from!

I wonder how many people were contacted for this study...

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Craig

[nicebloke]

Makes a certain amount of sense to me. The UK isn't cheap place to live if you're skint. All of the people I know on a low income don't have Internet access.

[hurlimann]

I am not skint yet I pay nothing for 24 hour dial up.

[Crazy_Fool]

>>All of the people I know on a low income don't have
>>Internet access.

that's something i find kinda wierd .... i know a lot of people on state benefits and they all have cable / satellite tv, they almost all smoke, most have at least one dog, they almost all wear expensive nike trainers, most have games console, yet none of them use a computer .....

[engine]

>I am not skint yet I pay nothing for 24 hour dial up.

Nothing at all in the UK? No phone charges, no subscription? Do tell.

[georgeek]

Crazy_Fool That's because they don't need a computer they access the internet from their WAP cell phones :)

[curlykarl]

"that's something i find kinda wierd .... i know a lot of people on state benefits and they all have cable / satellite tv, they almost all smoke, most have at least one dog, they almost all wear expensive nike trainers, most have games console, yet none of them use a computer ....."

You have just perfectly summed up the stereotypical British council house dweller, they have no desire to work let alone educate themselves enough to use a computer.

Believe me I work in the centre of these people, there intellect usually stretches no further than a PS2

[kyr01]

Nothing at all in the UK? No phone charges, no subscription? Do tell.

It works the same way here in Italy. But, since you have to pay for the phone call (on a per second basis), it is not going to be any cheaper than the regular subscription with a flat rate phone call.

[victor]

Nothing at all in the UK?

Here's one way to do that. Use the free terminals that many public libraries provide.

It's not 24 hour, there's no coffee, and there may be a wait, but it is broadband or faster.

[ukgimp]

hurlimann

How?

[hurlimann]

Afraid NTL seem to have stopped the offer for newcomers. It's now £ 10 a month or, if you are in a cable area, broadband is 14.99.