On 23/04/2021 00:04, Steve Walker wrote:
On 22/04/2021 17:23, nightjar wrote:
On 20/04/2021 14:58, Steve Walker wrote:
On 20/04/2021 11:44, nightjar wrote:
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Disadvantaging the 20% of households with one adult over the age of
65 without internet access; a group that also has the lowest
ownership of smart phones, at just 53%

I know many pensioners (I am surrounded by them, as we live in a
slightly odd road, with a mix of housing - our house is
semi-detached, 2-storey, while our neighbours on one side and all
down the opposite side of the road have bungalows, plus our
relatives, relatives of friends, etc.). Only a tiny proportion drive,
but do not have broadband or a smartphone. ...

That does demonstrate an urban mindset. It is very difficult to live
in rural areas without a car and those are the areas where broadband
service is worst.

It does not need a high speed connection to login and update a mileage
figure. With a smartphone it can always be done on the phone and it can
transmit when you happen to be somewhere with a signal.

Which requires smartphone - something that only 53% of people over the
age of 65 own.

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Colin Bignell