A new report has revealed that US wireless internet users show a deeper engagement with cyberspace.
The Pew Internet and American Life Project said that 54% of internet users check e-mail on a typical day, compared to 72% of wireless users.
The survey asked 798 US internet users about their wireless habits and sampled almost 2,300 people overall.
The report also showed that 27% of internet users have used a laptop, mobile phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) to access the web wirelessly from somewhere other than home or work.
One-fifth (20%) have gone online via wireless networks at home, double the number in January 2005, with about 80% of those with wireless access at home also having broadband internet.
In addition, the survey said that about 80% of laptops had wireless capabilities and 88% of laptop users said they had used a wireless network at home.
The findings were based on a December 2006 survey of 2,373 adults, of which 1,623 were internet users and half of those were given questionnaires about wireless internet use.
A report from ABI Research published towards the end of last year said that the number of commercial Wi-Fi hotspots would grow by 47% worldwide to 143,700 in 2006 (see Commercial Wi-Fi Hotspots To Grow 47%).
Meanwhile, a recent report from eMarketer said that US online ad spend per user is set to increase over the next few years (see US Online AdSpend Per User To Increase).
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