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Old 03-06-2013, 08:05 AM
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I don't have any real statistics, but I believe the percentage of folks "connected" in TV is much greater than the national average. In my opinion, there are several reasons for the connectivity.

No one is from TV. It means they have moved from other places, throughout the world. Once you are away from family and friends, you look for ways to stay connected and the internet is a way to do that via email, texting, Skype, etc... Many of us have moved to various places throughout the country and world, for our work. Therefore, we learned long ago about the power of the internet to stay connected.

If your grandkids are over the age of 10, they probably use the internet to send email and do their homework. Albeit, hopefully, under the watchful eyes of their parents. Our kids are working and raising families. Mine don't always have time to talk on the the phone, but they seem to find time to answer a text message...on their schedule. It might be three hours later, after the grandkids are in bed, but they eventually answer my text message. Look around at how many smartphones you see in TV...

If you play golf, the online tee time reservation system is "almost" a must.

...and who doesn't need a calendar to keep all the daily activities in sync ???

I can safely say that 100% of posters on TOTV have internet access