The Inquirer-Home

A third of adults "know and understand" Wi-Fi

Intel, you're 'avin a laugh
Fri Aug 06 2004, 16:11
ACCORDING TO A RECENT INTEL survey, 34% of UK adults "know and understand" what Wi-Fi means, and what it does. Who have you been asking, Intel?

From the survey, which bothered over 1,000 UK residents with questions, one in five people apparently knew what a hot-spot was. Hilariously, and believe me - this is hilarious - one in ten people thought a "hotspot" referred to the centre of a volcano. 3% reckoned a hotspot was a kind of Lancashire casserole.

Wi-Fi awareness in the UK was supposedly high for the 25-34 age group, 25% of which understood what a 'hotspot' is, and just under half knew what wi-fi means.

This cynical writer, however, finds it hard to believe that so many "knew and understood" what Wi-Fi means. None of my chums have a clue what Wi-Fi is, and they're hardly Amish about technology.

I have a feeling that the questions were very much like the first set of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" questions - multiple choice, with bonkers options. Feel free to tell me if I'm wrong, Intel! [Oh it will, Ed.] µ

Share this:

Comments

There are no comments submitted yet. Do you have an interesting opinion? Then be the first to post a comment.

aboutus
Advertisement
Subscribe to INQ newsletters
Advertisement
INQ Poll

Authorities in several countries raided Megaupload recently, shut down all of its services, seized hundreds of servers and arrested several of its executives on criminal charges.

Do you think the move was justified?