Half of UK homes now on-line
31-10-2003, 06:42
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Half of UK homes now on-line
Oftel has announced that half of all UK homes are now connected to the Internet: that's 12.5 million. In the last 3 months 750, 000 have connected.
One million more will connect via Broadband, which is believed to be cheaper in the UK as is dial up Internet access.
For more information:
http://www.oftel.gov.uk/
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31-10-2003, 10:17
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
Yeh...and half of them infected with a virus or worm !!!!!
(Well if you look at my router log you'd think so !!)
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31-10-2003, 10:26
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
and probably 12.4 million don't know how to use it properly .... virus fodder 
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31-10-2003, 10:35
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
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Originally Posted by Nemesis
and probably 12.4 million don't know how to use it properly .... virus fodder |
I'll wager that the sales of porn mags have dropped off aswell
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31-10-2003, 10:41
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I'll wager that the sales of porn mags have dropped off aswell
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You mean there's porn on the net!!! 
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31-10-2003, 10:49
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
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You mean there's porn on the net!!! |
apparently yeah.
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31-10-2003, 11:20
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
Thats why so many people get caught downloading pornography off of the internet.
ITS ON THE NEWS MOST OF THE TIME. 
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31-10-2003, 11:21
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ITS ON THE NEWS MOST OF THE TIME. |
what - pornography?
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31-10-2003, 11:24
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
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Originally Posted by peachey
what - pornography?
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NO! reports of people downloading it.
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31-10-2003, 11:38
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
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NO! reports of people downloading it.
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Pornography on the Net is big business, and is one of the reasons it has expanded ther way it has. Sex is a part of life, in all variations, the Net just advertises it better, due to the lack of control. The onus is on the user to avoid it or to control access to it, whereas in normal life these things are already controlled by organisations and Parents.
The press will sensationalise the Net's pornography side, because it is newsworthy. Some aspects of what you can/will find are distasteful and illegal. This side needs controlling and there are moves to make this the responsibility of the ISP's.
Above all the Net is a huge community, not that far detached from life. The decisions you make while you are on it should be the same decisions you make in your regular life ... If you wouln't do it/go there in real life ... don't go there on the net.
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31-10-2003, 12:08
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
Nemesis, the voice of reason....here endeth his sermon for today
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31-10-2003, 12:15
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Nemesis, the voice of reason....here endeth his sermon for today |
 It wasn't meant to be a sermon, but noticed WNA's age, so decided to put my view across.
sorry 
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31-10-2003, 12:20
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
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Originally Posted by Nemesis
It wasn't meant to be a sermon, but noticed WNA's age, so decided to put my view across.
sorry |
oh yeah
did not notice the age
sorry about that sarcastic remark further up then
will keep an eye out for age from now on
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31-10-2003, 13:07
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
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Originally Posted by Nemesis
It wasn't meant to be a sermon, but noticed WNA's age, so decided to put my view across.
sorry |
Im 15 for god sake, how can you not notice. Sorry if this was off topic.
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31-10-2003, 13:10
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Re: Half of UK homes now on-line
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Originally Posted by WNA
Im 15 for god sake, how can you not notice. Sorry if this was off topic.
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dunno really
I suppose not noticing is what not noticing is all about
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