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(upbeat piano music)

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<v ->Keyboard shortcuts.</v>

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Keyboard shortcuts.

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Come on.
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For seniors to have access to the internet is essential

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because without that they are left behind.

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And in this community here in Florida

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we have a lot of people that are from Haiti, Jamaica.

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Well, with access to Voice over IP,

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it costs them nothing.

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You have to have internet in order

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to take advantage of that situation.

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<v ->I use my, the internet for communicating</v>

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with friends and family,

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and I have a friend in Jamaica who I communicate with.

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I think it's good for people to learn about the internet

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because most communication is done by internet now.

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I remember when I used to write letters

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or send cards.

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We don't do them anymore.

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<v ->Okay, so who is your (mumbles)?</v>

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When it comes to seniors and the internet

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they're all afraid.

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They think it's a gigantic monster of sort sort.

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Well, it's really not.

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<v ->I'm learning to go on the internet.</v>

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I was totally ignorant of the whole computer thing

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and, as I say, terrified of it.

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I'm learning to loosen up a bit

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and lose the fear that I've had.

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So I'll get around to using it.

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I'll use it for just about everything.

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<v ->If I had the internet I could do lots of things</v>

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that would help me and keep me within my home,

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instead of going out to do this.

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I can even pay my bills,

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and so lots of things I could do if I had the internet.

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It's more than I ever thought that it could mean

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to anybody 'cause it means so much to me.

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<v ->Internet Essentials can change everyone's life,</v>

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not just seniors, not just high school,

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not just kids, it can change everyone's life.

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And Comcast is able to bring that internet

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into their home at a minimal cost.

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And really when we're talkin' about the internet,

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it's about improving their life.