Last Week's Poll's Results
Posted Thursday, May 8, 2003 - 18:54 CET by Sorcerer

What we asked:

Q: What kind of Internet connection does your gaming system have?
(334 votes total)

DSL (109) 33%
Dial-up (106) 32%
Cable (92) 28%
ISDN (13) 4%
T-line (9) 3%
Wireless (3) 1%
Satellite (2) 1%

Judging by the results of our latest poll, the majority of poll participants' gaming systems (33%) are well equipped to deal with the modern high-bandwidth needs, namely with a DSL connection of some kind.

Close on their heels are the less fortunate dial-up users with only a few votes less (32%). It is encouraging, however, that the number of dial-up users has been steadily declining over the years. Most of the remaining dial-up users today could opt for a faster connection but usually don't because they are not willing to pay extra for a faster connection.

Cable users are the third large group with 28% of votes.

The other four connection types are obviously not utilized by many gamers. Only 4% of those who voted use ISDN, and 3% have a T-line connection (lucky devils). Wireless and satellite aren't used by many either, with 1% of votes each.