Dial-Up Hold-Outs: Some Just Don't Want Broadband

Dial-up Internet users might not want broadband—or at least not want it enough to pay for it. That’s the word from a new study that finds high prices and a lack of interest are bigger factors than lack of access for most dial-up holdouts. The story is different, though, in rural areas, where 24% of dial-uppers would upgrade if they could, reports AP.

Of the overall dial-up crowd, just 14% say they use the slower technology because they can’t get broadband. Overall, 35% cite high broadband prices and 19% say they wouldn’t upgrade no matter what. "That suggests that solving the supply problem where there are availability gaps is only going to go so far," says the study's author. (More Internet access stories.)