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Wireless Internet Study from Pew

56% of All Americans Have Accessed the Internet

An April 2009 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project asked respondents whether they had used a variety of devices – laptops, cell phones, game consoles, and more – to go online using a wireless network.

Altogether, 59% of Americans said they have at some point used wireless means for online access.

  • 39% of all Americans have used a laptop computer to go online wirelessly, making this the most prevalent means of wireless access.
  • 32% of all Americans have gotten online with a mobile device – meaning they have used a cell phone or other handheld device to check e-mail, access the Internet for information or send instant messages.

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