About two-thirds of American adults had home broadband in 2010, according to Pew, mostly DSL or cable at speeds of a few megabits per second; the FCC's National Broadband Plan set a target of 4 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up. Dial-up still served roughly 5 percent of adults. A home Wi-Fi router, often still secured with WEP, shared the line with laptops and the first smartphones.
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| Typical US speeds | 1.5 to 6 Mbps DSL; 6 to 20 Mbps cable; fibre (FiOS) 15 to 50 Mbps in a few areas |
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| Adoption | 66% of US adults with home broadband (Pew, 2010) |
| Dial-up | About 5% of US adults still on dial-up (Pew, 2010) |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11g and the newer 802.11n; WEP still common |
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