How Much Of Our Lives Do We Spend Online?
At this current period of time, we’re blessed with the freedom to enjoy the company of our friends and family in person. Work meetings and the local coffee place are back in diaries and much-loved events are truly back up and running. But despite the vast contrast in today’s society compared to two years ago, we’re in exactly the same place when it comes to connectivity. And by this, we’re as reliant on it to get through our daily lives as we were in peak lockdown.
To put this into context, Truespeed’s ‘Lifetime of Internet’ survey conducted by OnePoll revealed nearly half (49%) of respondents said they couldn’t imagine going a whole day without being connected to the internet. And as much as we hate to admit it, we’re reliant on good broadband in order for our lives to run smoothly.
The survey revealed the average Brit will spend the equivalent of more than four years of their lives streaming TV shows and films online, and just over three years on video calls for work. Not to mention the additional two years and four months the average adult will spend checking emails over their lifetime. Combine this with the two years most adults will spend of their lives online shopping and the numbers are stacking up rather quickly.
With the rise of the ‘Instagram Influencer’ and businesses using social media platforms to drive e-commerce, it’s no shocker that three years of our lives is spent scrolling through social media. Easily forgotten when you hit the play button, but streaming music is a must-have for most Brits with the average adult spending 52 minutes a day listening to online music sites. Even a sneaky bit of downtime whilst waiting for the kettle to boil is spent online with 1 in 4 respondents loving a bit of light-hearted internet day dreaming. On a slightly more serious tone, the internet is responsible for how over half (62%) of respondents manage their finances thanks to online banking.
Shockingly only 33% of adults in the South West have very reliable broadband but are only prepared to wait up to 20 seconds on average for something to load before losing their patience. Not a combination that works well together as highlighted in Truespeed’s previous ‘Broadband Battles’ survey which revealed broadband was one of the main things households argued about.
Thankfully, Truespeed is rolling out its full fibre, guaranteed speed broadband faster than ever across the South West. Providing around the clock reliability, customers can finally enjoy broadband that actually delivers what it says it does.
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