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Pew Research CenterJune 12, 2019
Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019

A plurality of smartphone owners now say they mostly use their phone – and not a computer – to go online

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Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019
Americans of all ages are increasingly likely to say they mostly go online using their smartphone
Growing share of non-broadband users cite their smartphone’s capabilities as a reason for not having home broadband
Majorities of Americans have a smartphone, subscribe to broadband, but this varies by education, income
17% of Americans are “smartphone only” internet users
A plurality of smartphone owners now say they mostly use their phone – and not a computer – to go online
Smartphone owners’ preferred way of accessing the internet varies substantially by age
45% of non-broadband users now cite their smartphone as a reason for not subscribing to high-speed internet service
Non-broadband users increasingly cite their smartphone as their primary reason for not subscribing
Eight-in-ten non-broadband users are not interested in subscribing to home broadband services in the future
Americans of all ages are increasingly likely to say they mostly go online using their smartphone
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