One-third of U.S. Internet Users use Wireless Networks to Connect to Online Services

A new survey has revealed that over 33 percent of internet users in United States use wireless networks to connect to online services such as send e-mails, check the latest news or read other things.
The survey, conducted by Pew Internet Project, said that over 20 percent of the internet users have wireless networks connected to their homes, compared to around 10 percent in a similar survey carried out in January 2005. It added that over 72 percent of users who use wireless networks check their e-mails regularly compared to 63 percent of broadband users.
John Horrigan, associate research director at the Pew Internet Project, said that sending e-mails by using wireless networks is easier than using broadband networks.
"We know that 'always on' broadband connections really deepen people's relationship to the Internet; adding 'on the go' to the mix takes this a step further," he observed. "The convenience of wireless access gives people the chance to fire off a quick e-mail to someone while waiting in a doctor's office or check the news headlines on the way to work."
Overall 798 Internet users were surveyed among whom a total of 34 percent said they had logged on to the Internet using laptops, cellphones or hand-held personal digital assistants.
The details of the study are available online at www.pewinternet.org.