[LatDoc]

I would guess 80% to answer your question.
These are not average people for the most part.
Only other number so far was 5% and I am certain that is too low.
I doubt these statistics will change your father's interest if he simple doesn't want to use it.
IMHO

[Parker]

Dad will be 89 this month. He has a desktop, a laptop, a mini-ipad, and an iphone.

[PaPaLarry]

Originally Posted by jojo

My mother lives with us in The Villages and is 100. (Shh - don't tell her I told because she doesn't want anyone to know.) She is on her computer most of the day. She e-mails, does her banking and investments on line, and surfs the web. She had a delicious casserole when I got home from the airport recently and when I asked where she got the recipe, she said "I googled it!"

Now, thats amazing!!!!!!!!

[memason]

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

[zcaveman]

I personally know three people in my area that do not have a PC. One was given a tablet for his birthday but uses it sparingly. And five or six of my golfers friends hae PCs but it is their wives that use them. They want nothing to do with them.

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[jerseyvillager]

I can only speak for our section of homes. We have about 70 homes in our Village and as President I email to 55 of them. Some of the other 15 or so may use the Internet but are not part of our email list.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by jblum315

Are you saying that only 5% of TV residents use computers. I disagree strongly. I don't know anyone who doesn't use a computer, even if they don't own one. Thousands who use Ipads, Iphones, netbooks, all internet connected. All the clubs and TV college classes communicate by internet.
I would estimate that about 95% or more of TVers use the internet regularly. I bet there are more computers than golf carts!!
As for getting along without it, I suppose you could get along without a telephone. You could certainly get along without a television. But few do.

I am saying that possibly 5% don't touch a computer and are not PC literate. there are some people who don't know or want to do anything that invovles technical abilities.

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

I am saying that possibly 5% don't touch a computer and are not PC literate. there are some people who don't know or want to do anything that invovles technical abilities.

OK, sorry, I misunderstood you. I agree with you.

[Serenoa]

I would tend to believe a pretty high percentage of Villagers have computers & use the internet.

Think about it, how did most folks INITIALLY find out about The Villages? I would guess that a whole lot did thru the internet, at least in the past 10-15 years or so. I know I did. But the first time I opened The Villages website & the music started playing I immediately recognized it from hearing it a lot on a local radio station. I had never really paid any attention to the radio ad though, and had never done any research online based on hearing the ad. An MSN headline about the fastest growing communities in the US, despite the recession & housing bust, was what first introduced me to TV.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by jojo

My mother lives with us in The Villages and is 100. (Shh - don't tell her I told because she doesn't want anyone to know.) She is on her computer most of the day. She e-mails, does her banking and investments on line, and surfs the web. She had a delicious casserole when I got home from the airport recently and when I asked where she got the recipe, she said "I googled it!"

GOD Bless your mom. That is so cool. To be 100 and still staying mentally active, You are blessed to have her with you. May you have many more years to enjoy her company.

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by Parker

Dad will be 89 this month. He has a desktop, a laptop, a mini-ipad, and an iphone.

Your dad is a well connected gentleman! I think it's great that he has embraced so much technology!

[2BNTV]

In my old neighborhood, "being connected", has a different meaning.

It's so great to be invovled in tecnology for people who want to stay on top of things and be hip!!!!

GOD Bless your 89 year old dad.

[CaptJohn]

If my Mother was still around, she'd be doing the same at that age.

Originally Posted by jojo

My mother lives with us in The Villages and is 100. (Shh - don't tell her I told because she doesn't want anyone to know.) She is on her computer most of the day. She e-mails, does her banking and investments on line, and surfs the web. She had a delicious casserole when I got home from the airport recently and when I asked where she got the recipe, she said "I googled it!"