Author:
Longwood University Small Business Development Center
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Responses Received: 227
Please
indicate the extent you use the following devices.
|
(Percentages) |
None |
Less
than one hour daily |
One
to four hours daily |
Five
or more hours daily |
Needed
on-call 24/7 |
|
Telephone (land line)- Home use |
4.0% |
53.3% |
31.7% |
3.1% |
7.9% |
|
Telephone (land line)- Business use |
21.8% |
27.3% |
31.8% |
10.0% |
9.1% |
|
Cable TV |
48.1% |
5.7% |
26.4% |
13.7% |
6.1% |
|
Satellite TV |
55.5% |
3.2% |
25.7% |
12.8% |
2.8% |
|
Cell/Mobile Phone - Personal use |
19.9% |
48.9% |
24.0% |
1.8% |
5.4% |
|
Cell/Mobile Phone - Business use |
55.5% |
25.7% |
10.6% |
3.2% |
5.0% |
|
Computer - Home use |
5.3% |
27.4% |
38.9% |
18.6% |
9.7% |
|
Computer -Business use |
13.9% |
9.0% |
23.8% |
41.3% |
12.1% |
|
Internet - Home use |
8.0% |
29.6% |
38.9% |
13.7% |
9.7% |
|
Internet - Business use |
14.3% |
16.1% |
29.6% |
27.8% |
12.1% |
|
E-mail - Personal use |
3.1% |
50.7% |
28.0% |
7.6% |
10.7% |
|
E-mail - Business use |
10.8% |
26.5% |
28.7% |
20.6% |
13.5% |
|
Radio |
13.5% |
46.6% |
23.3% |
11.7% |
4.9% |
|
Walkie Talkie |
82.0% |
9.7% |
1.4% |
4.1% |
2.8% |
|
Personal Digital Assistant |
78.0% |
11.9% |
5.5% |
1.8% |
2.8% |
|
Other |
94.8% |
3.9% |
0.6% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
"Comment" responses:
|
b/c we have dial-up at home, often use at work b/c it's faster |
|
Access technology connection speed is very slow I miss Longwood's internet service |
|
When I first moved to Farmville (2000), I was a telecommuter. It was a real challenge and disadvantage not to have any type of cable-modem or DSL access for my PC. |
|
Cell phones don't work in portions of Rice, VA |
|
I would prefer satellite TV, but my apartment complex doesn't allow it |
|
my computer is not hooked up in my home yet. And about the business questions if your wondeing I dispatch for longwood campus police |
|
Will cable ever come to the county?! |
|
the internet connections in Rice are so slow-we connect at 19-21Kbps-that it is hardly worth having |
|
the number of hours use by the land line is due to the fact that we hook our computer up to the land line to access the internet and e-mail |
|
We need a cell phone tower close to Hampden-Sydney College |
|
I don't know what "needed on call 24/7" means |
|
Fire and EMS pager |
|
"Walkie Talkie" refers to a fire dept. pager |
|
Personal pager for on-call |
For what purposes do you use the following technology?
(Please check all that apply)
|
(Percentages) |
Do
not use |
Business |
Personal |
Entertainment/Recreation |
Emergency
Services |
Education |
Other |
|
Telephone |
0.0% |
80.6% |
95.2% |
26.0% |
52.0% |
19.8% |
4.0% |
|
Cable TV |
44.1% |
8.4% |
33.0% |
40.5% |
4.0% |
15.4% |
0.9% |
|
Satellite TV |
51.1% |
4.8% |
28.6% |
37.0% |
5.3% |
15.9% |
0.4% |
|
Cell/Mobile Phone |
17.6% |
49.8% |
76.2% |
15.9% |
37.9% |
7.0% |
1.3% |
|
Computer |
0.0% |
87.2% |
94.7% |
67.0% |
8.8% |
62.6% |
6.2% |
|
Internet |
0.9% |
84.6% |
93.4% |
67.4% |
12.3% |
64.3% |
5.3% |
|
Radio |
11.0% |
15.9% |
56.8% |
61.2% |
20.3% |
11.5% |
1.3% |
|
Walkie-Talkie |
77.1% |
12.8% |
4.8% |
2.2% |
7.0% |
0.9% |
0.0% |
|
|
0.9% |
87.7% |
95.6% |
35.2% |
12.3% |
37.0% |
5.3% |
|
Personal Digital Assistant |
74.0% |
17.2% |
15.4% |
4.0% |
2.2% |
4.0% |
0.4% |
|
Other |
57.3% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
0.4% |