Marlon,
You were the one who said these businesses don't need the Internet not
me. It was just for entertainment anyways. So don't make it look like I
was the one who went off topic.
If you cannot produce a convincing argument to sell your services to
area businesses then there is nothing I will be able to do.
Regards,
Dawn DiPietro
Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
LOL I guess you could put those words into my mouth.
*I'm* not the one that doesn't want internet. I don't think that
businesses can be as efficient without internet as they could be with
it. But it's not my job to run their businesses, it's simply to
supply services to them.
We don't do online banking either. Anyone have to get a new cc
lately, cause hackers got your card number? grin
Let go back to the original point though. Fully 1/3rd of the
population doesn't give a rat's behind about the internet. Who are we
to FORCE it upon them? Who are you (not you but generically...) to
tell them that they HAVE to use it?
I'd guess that these same arguments took place over the automobile,
electricity, telephone, radio, TV etc. Heck, probably there were
people that saw no need for the written word in the first place. Or
how about the fork? There will always be those that don't care about
the latest new "thing" out there. So what? The rest of us will use
it and be happy. They won't and be happy. Who's wrong in that? No one.
marlon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] one-third of U.S. households have
noInternet...and donotplan to get it
Marlon,
Are you sure you are in the business of selling Internet? You find
more excuses why potential customers don't need your services. The
Internet is NOT just for entertainment.
So I suppose this tire shop doesn't use a phone, make appointments,
order parts, check on parts ordered, have a bank account and making
so much money that they don't need to find ways to save time and
money? Do you really believe that none of these businesses in your
area have a need for an Internet connection? If you do then it is
time to find something else to sell.
Regards,
Dawn DiPietro
Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
Marlon,
It's so much easier for you to justify the whole thing by saying
everyone that wants internet access has it. There is no way
education and economics would change this situation?
What situation????? If one doesn't know about internet by now
there's no level of "education" that will change that.
The local tire shop doesn't have internet access. And why should
they? The do tires and pump gas. What will the internet do for
them? Really.....
Same for the local drive in, coffee shop, brewery etc. Sure they
all have internet access at home OR the office, but who needs it in
both?
In the end, is it up to us to force this new technology on people?
No. It's up to them to find a way to use it. They have businesses
or lives that don't need internet access or broadband. What the
heck is wrong with that?
What I'm saying is that MOST of those that honestly do have a NEED
for broadband access, of some kind, have it today. The rest don't
have it cause they don't want it.
There is information that should have been included in this article
to better explain the real situation but the author of this article
does tell the story the way they see it as most people do.
I think that much of the press that says that the US is behind the
rest of the world ignores that fact that MOST of the time people
spend on line is for entertainment. It's a play thing. The
internet is taking away from TV not creating something new. Is it
really a big deal if people would rather read a book or watch TV?
Is it realy a bad thing that folks in the US can find other things
to do besides sitting in front of the computer? I think not.
How is that rock treating you these days? No tigers I assume. ;-)
Which rock? The one I live on? Still hard to grow a lawn here. grin
Regards,
Dawn DiPietro
Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
Two thoughts here Dawn.
First, any bets as to how many of the 22% that "can't afford the
computer etc." DO have cable TV? I know what the numbers are like
in MY area.... It's near 100%.
Next, if 17% say that they don't know how to use the internet it's
cause they don't want to. Every town here has FREE internet
access. Open to the public in the library. Everyone also has
friends with computers that would let their friends use the
internet on if it was needed.
No, as much as we technogeeks like to think that the world would
come to an end without internet access, the truth of the matter is
that it's still possible to live one's life without internet
access. And fully 1/3rd of the US population has decided they
like it that way. Isn't it great to live in a country that still
has so many other options!!!!
marlon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 3:01 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] one-third of U.S. households have no
Internet...and donot plan to get it
All,
If you read the article it also says 22% of those people said
they did not feel they could not afford the computer and
everything associated with getting on the Internet so that number
is a little misleading in my opinion. Plus 17% of those
respondents not on the Internet said they did not know how to use
it. If this was not the case then I bet they would subscribe for
Internet services. So it sounds to me like if these people were
educated in how to use the Internet and could afford it they
might see the value.
Regards,
Dawn DiPietro
John Scrivner wrote:
Remember this the next time someone tells you how "the US is
behind in broadband".
Scriv
George Rogato wrote:
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - A little under one-third
of U.S. households have no Internet access and do not plan to
get it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in
their lives, according to a survey released on Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070326/od_nm/internet_holdouts_odd_dc;_ylt=Ajd_D_JeLhjUgI3IVOtLYJntiBIF
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