PhonePIN.net ) Net too expensive for seniors: study

Online order form of phone cardsa. You need to choose the direction of your call
b. Then select the appropriate phone card
c. In the next step you need to pay for billing
d. Please check your email, and accept our letter
Home PageLogin/RegisterBuy phone cardBest calling ratesCountry selectionTelecom newsCountry codesOther services Net too expensive for seniors: study
Our additional services← Step BackRelated ↓Home ↑ Net too expensive for seniors: study
10.08.2011More than 40 per cent of older Australians say that the internet is too expensive, leaving them at risk of being shut off from health and other online services.
A new survey suggests that seniors, and particularly pensioners, risk being left behind as businesses and governments shift more services online.
Queensland University of Technology researcher Dr Sandra Haukka interviewed 149 seniors aged 50 or older across the nation.
Haukka found that 53 per cent of participants had a moderate or above interest in the internet, while 46 per cent put their interest as low or nil.
Two thirds of respondents rated their internet skills as very low, and more than 40 per cent said that cost is a barrier to using the internet.
One third said that the internet would improve their daily life.
Haukka`s work included in-depth interviews with seniors who did not use, or rarely used, the internet, including those in urban, regional, rural and remote areas.
“With the government and private sector spending billions on the National Broadband Network [NBN], we have to make sure that the internet can be used by all those who need it the most,” Haukka said.
She said that society`s increasing reliance on the internet for commerce and services is leaving older Australians with low web skills unable to conduct business transactions, access services, find out about community events or use the internet to communicate with friends and family.
“While many participants thought that logging on will have little impact on their lives, in the near future they will be under great pressure to stay in their homes longer to reduce the strain on the government`s health budget caused by the ageing population,” Haukka said.
“The internet should help people to live independently for longer, enabling them to learn, bank, shop, communicate and network from home.
“There are serious negative impacts for those without access to it, such as the inability to access Centrelink, which is shifting more and more of its services online, or obtaining their health records from Australia`s e-health record system when it becomes widely available in July 2012.”
Haukka said it was clear that many seniors wanted help to join the online world.
“Many seniors told us they need one-on-one help, more cheap classes, equipment, a help line and clear instructions,” Dr Haukka said.
Related news16.10.2007NICTA develops tool belt for telco network woesThe tools are being developed as part of NICTA`s Managing and Monitoring the Internet (MAMI) project.MAMI project leader Trevor Anderson said that as high-speed networks have become more powerful, “a…25.06.2007Telstra: Network will go dark in JanuaryMike Wright, head of networks at Telstra, said today that the telco does not believe there is any need to alter the timescale for the 2.5G shutdown, scheduled for next January. The telco`s CDMA…25.06.2007Telstra signs network pact with Alcatel-LucentTelstra and Alcatel-Lucent have announced today an agreement that will see the pair working together to dream up improvements for Telstra`s network over the coming three years.The deal will see the…23.07.2007Crazy Johns sells up to finance own mobile networkTo help the company on its way to debuting as a MVNO (mobile virtual network operator), Crazy Johns` owner John Ilhan has sold a 16.6 percent stake in the business to a group of private investors….23.07.2007Missed call spam nets AU$150,000 fineAccording to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), DC Marketing Europe has found to have committed “serious breaches” of the 2003 Spam Act — which merited a maximum penalty of…30.07.2007Australia`s latest WiMax network comes to SydneyBigAir today announced deployments of fixed WiMax networks in both Sydney and Melbourne, using kit from Airspan. The Sydney network upgrade is already in progress and Melbourne should be underway…15.08.2007Fibre optic networks to break light speed?Exceeding the speed of light, approximately 300,000 kilometres per second, is supposed to be completely impossible. According to Einstein`s special theory of relativity, it would take an infinite… PC to Phone CallYou can make international long distance calls using the SIP phone connected to the Internet.
Conference CallAbility to create a virtual meeting over the phone while connecting up to 50 subscribers.
SMS Call BackSend your SMS message to our number. Our system recognizes you and establishes a connection.
WEB CallYou need enter your phone number, your destination number and click Call. Your phone will ring in a few seconds.
PDA CallWith the help of the PDA, you can make calls to different countries without the PIN code.
Cell RechargeRecharge balance of your mobile phone 24 hours a day online.