Broadband use surpasses dial-up in U.S.

As prices dropped over the past year, broadband use at home has surpassed that of dial-up in the United States, reaching 53 per cent of residential Web users in October, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.

For now, what people do on-line hasn’t changed as much as its frequency and duration, although some people are beginning to make telephone calls on the Internet or use cheap webcams for video chatting.

Read the Complete Story @ The Globe and Mail

Related Posts

1. ABC adding shows to broadband service
2. Wal-Mart to sell Skype phone gear
3. The Pirate Bay Surpasses 23 Million Peers
4. BitTorrent’s Swarms Have a Deadly Bite On Broadband Nets
5. In Mexico, Internet music piracy rising with broadband connections