how much time do you spend using the internet?

Philippines
July 26, 2008 10:16am CST
i often use the internet for my home work, chatting, earning some extra income and others.. with these, i spend three to four hours in the internet on the average.. but since i'm just using the dial-up connection which is slower than the post paid internet connection, the net is quite slow.. i'm still hoping that someday, i'll be able to have DSL line so that my time in the internet would be lesser or with the same amount of time consumed i'll be able to do more.. How about you.. how long do you use the internet and what do you usually do?
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• Turkey
26 Jul 08
I probably use it way more than I should unfortunately ;-P However, my husband works and we only have one car. Plus, it takes my mind off of stresses in my life. Though, I have noticed that since I've been using the internet more, I have slacked off in the reading, movie watching and bible study that I used to do and so, I definitely need to take more time out for those things. I missed doing them!
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
yup.. you really need to take more time out.. i believe that having bible study is more important than using the internet.. having bible study is one way of knowing God and His word more.. also, it's a way of communicating with God..:)
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• Turkey
27 Jul 08
I couldn't agree more :-)
• Philippines
30 Jul 08
thanks for the reply.. i really appreciated it.. Have a great time! :-)
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@nokia6233 (937)
• India
30 Jul 08
it depends on the day...on week days i ususally spend about 3 hours online and in holidays about 10 hours can be spent....
• Philippines
30 Jul 08
it really depends on the free time we have.. i use more than 3-4 hours when i'm not doing anything but i don't exceed 8 hours.. thanks for the reply.. i appreciated it.. :)
• Philippines
26 Jul 08
Being an IT student I usually spend time in the internet on a daily basis. Maybe I can only give my minimum time and not the exact duration of my internet usage. Sky can be the limit of my internet time. Just kidding, half a day maybe. My minimum time on an average rate would be between 3 to 4 hours. I just love to surf, find new things, chat and update my blog.
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
hey, so am I.. i'm also an IT student... but in school, i only use the internet for my personal interest whenever i have extra time cause i use the computer for activities and stuff..
@jhake1984 (270)
• Philippines
26 Jul 08
At work, we use internet. At home, I use internet, too. How long do I use the internet? I think it's 12 hours a day. At home, I usually use internet to update my blog sites ( http://allaboutshowbiz.blogspot.com and http://yournewsarchive.blogspot.com )
@tenn77 (184)
• United States
26 Jul 08
I use it at home. i quit my job cause they were get too bossy and weren't pay me enough for what they were make do. if you have ever a place idc never get a job there.
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
I am one of those that they called "internet addict"! I can spend the whole day in front of my computer making money online, maintaining my websites, chatting with friends here and abroad, researching about topics to be written in my blogs, and other online activities. Good thing that I have my own laptop computer and we have a broadband connection. I can surf the internet in any part of our house and even outside!
• Philippines
26 Jul 08
im an internet addict. from chatting, earning online to downloading movies, i spend almost 24 hours in the internet. good thing that i have DSL so i can multi-task.
• Philippines
30 Jul 08
wow! spending almost 24 hours in the internet is so much for me.. it's good that you have a DSL connection.. thank you for sharing.. i appreciated it.. :)
@cheenlly (3476)
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
we have in the same boat except that i have my PC dial up at home and not at work. I used to have a fast internet line before when i just starting using internet as my communication but as i have learned ways how to earn extra money i spent more time but when our internet line was cut off it i spent time lesser and i just used internet cafe but i am not really comfortable in the cafe so i put back line at home but only dial up, though it is very slow i still used it a lot for research and earning money and soon i hope i'm gonna get back the fast internet line so i can work faster and save time.
• United States
27 Jul 08
Too much time! My hubby gets on me about this all the time. I take online classes, pay bills online, mylot, chat, email, play games on pogo.com, and everything else I can think of. I even have unlimited internet service on my phone and it's touch screen. I feel as though I'm accomplishing a lot, but my hubby thinks that I would be lost without internet (sometimes I agree with him). I have a wireless modem/router so that I can move around and be on the internet anywhere in and around the house. I want to up the speed, but it's more expensive and we don't have the money for it. Even when I substitute, I have to be online for some of the time that I'm there. It's horrible, but technology rules!
@yenwie84 (1344)
• Malaysia
27 Jul 08
Last time when I was still studying,I used internet to chat with friends online,logged in friendster and checked mails. But now I always use internet to surf for useful information,earn extra income and chat with my mum through MSN. I am staying far from my house,internet is a cheaper way for me to keep in touch with them because through phone call is expensive. Internet is a very useful technology,I don't think I can live without internet. Normally,I will spend 4 to 5 hours on internet.
• Saint Lucia
27 Jul 08
man i don't know your condition but dial up nahhhh work. if you want to accomplished more u must have dsl. but be aware when u get the dsl you would probable spend more time on the internet since you will be able to do more things now. as for im using the internet 24 hours a day if im not using it directly it is doing something for me when im not around. so its like forever. sometimes i feel sorry for my computer because it never sleeps.
@zeny_zion (1283)
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
the longest is 3to 4 hours only. i have to stop after that cause i feel good with my eyes. i dont want eyes to be strained. besides, i still have to cook and clean the house. im a mom you know. i still have to do the household chores.
• China
27 Jul 08
im a chinese student .since i have my summer vocation a month ago i spend at least 8hours on internet like chating with others,playing online game which many people think it is a waste of time .But some days ago,i contact with mylot that i found i can learn english through browsing the posts here and this is also very interesting.my english is poor,maybe there are many expression mistakes so i hope someone who read this post can help me mark out the mistakes. thanks
@zhizunbao (148)
• Sri Lanka
27 Jul 08
hello darlene06.. i use internet nearly 10 hours day,.or more when iam free.. but some times i use less because i have to go to the university.. anyways i have less periods in the university..that makes me feel to use internet more. i use internet to communicate with my friend and play games then earn some extra money/...
@chandu245 (647)
• India
27 Jul 08
Hi, Daily i will use the internet from 4 to 7 hours/day. I am using broad band. It's very fast to chat to do my work and also i can get the sites without any delay. Even i download some movie in night. It cost's less compare to dial up and dial up is very slow one.
@parthag (145)
• India
27 Jul 08
I use internet more than 8 hours a day. I do most of my work in internet. I am into stock market and I do all my research and trading through internet. Apart from this I write in the net. I do not chat. Recently I started participating in my lot discussions.
@Alex42692 (167)
• United States
27 Jul 08
It depends on the day. Sometimes I'll spend 2 hours on the internet and sometimes I'll only spend 20 minutes. I use the internet to mainly check my email, facebook and myspace profile, and write articles. I don't like spending too much time on it and I don't especially like going on the internet during the day.
@movicont (495)
• United States
27 Jul 08
Quite a lot. I can spend anywhere from four to twelve hours online daily. Most days I end up mooching off the free wireless offered in my neighborhood. I stay on mostly to read the news, glance at the few (anonymous) social networking sites I go to, and do research on topics that interest me. I also download a multitude of ebooks (though I don't often get around to reading them).
26 Jul 08
I use the internet for about 5-7 hours a day. Unfortunately i just recently discovered myLot, could have earned then somehow. I waste like around 4 hours with useless online games just to kill my time. =/