Old people don’t use the internet?

He evidently has never bothered to find out the amount of silver haired folk who DO use computers.

I will be 93 in May and been using a computer for well over 24 years.
In fact I had a WW2 website put up over 20 years ago that is still being referred to worldwide, although I neglected it some years ago when nursing my hubby through Dementia.

Before anyone makes a sweeping statement, such as the one he has, I suggest that a thorough search be done to see just how many folk over 80 DO use an I-pad or computer now.

Fernbergien

I was on computers in 1958 via MOD. Two large computers like four large wardrobes bunched together but taller. They were named Gert and Daisy - comedy characters from the war. Probably in a museum somewhere.

Wow, I think you take the prize. That's before many grans were born, let alone the estate agent! 🏆

Jaxjacky

Kim19 me too. A couple who use the post office as they won’t use a cash point, insist on paper utility bills and never compare providers.
I have another friend who was shown how to use Amazon and spends a huge amount of time returning stuff she’s accidentally ordered multiples off because she orders from her phone (how she was shown) and won’t use a tablet or pc.
Our bowls club, where payments must be by cash or cheque, no bank transfer.

Some shops won't accept cash so I hope they can use a bank card.

I am secretary to our self-managed Management Company for our block of 25 owner-occupied flats. As such I have to deal with Solicitors each time a flat is sold.

I am always totally astonished at the lack of care by far too many Estate Agents on getting the most basic details correct on their RightMove posts.

For too often I have to contact them to point out that they are advertising one of our flats with one bathroom, when all the flats have two, also often getting details about our Service charge totally incorrect etc. etc.

They also have (what apears to me), just a standard description and make no effort actually to MARKET a particular flat.

Also, and one of their most annoying traits, is that they all seem to commene with a far too high price, which means that then they have to be 'reduced' a couple months later. Many of our flats are sold after probate, and I do try to advise these sons/daughters as to realistic price for our flats, but EA's start off with much higher, totally unrealistic prices.

Like others on here I have been using computers since 1981 when we first purchased one for our children, have been on emails since mid-1990's when it was totally free (except for the dial up phone).

Fairly hopeless estate agent - fire him. But although lots of older people use computers and the internet and mobile phones there are some who don't or can't (for a variety of reasons - lack of training or earlier experience, eyesight, lack of money, lack of precision when typing, etc.). They are at risk of exclusion from a range of services.

I worked for the NHS. Am now 68 and retired, but the first computer systems were brought in long before this and I, like my generation, had to learn from scratch. We had no childhood/teenage learning, no IT classes, we learnt as we went along.

I use the internet all the time at home, though I must admit am a bit puzzled by the QR code business! I’m sure it quite simple really!

I also have an I pad and I phone, so consider myself reasonably up to date!

Anyone remember using the BBC B computer? When computer programming seems so simple, that you could write a very simple, simple programme yourself

I agree about getting rid of him. I also wonder about his assertions about older people liking your property. I currently know of a young couple moving out of a fourth floor flat (no lift, just stairs). They're buying a bungalow. They've sold the flat to a newly retired couple!!!

I self taught using a computer over 35 years ago while going back to study as a mature student.
I can't stand generalisations about people's age and capabilities regarding technology.
I was always told don't judge a book by its cover obviously some estate agents need to amend their attitude.

Old people invented the internet.

I'm 78. My old school friends are the same vintage and we all keep in touch on line. The same with my old friends in Cornwall. I'm a member of U3A and at least 90% of their business seems to be carried out on line. In the art group I go to people are down loading instructional videos and buying equipment on line. Most of us would be completely lost now without the internet.

If your client is desperate to sell why don’t they auction the property. Yes I pads I phones here and one of us over 80. There have been computers in this house for ever

What a creep !
Of course , you can use a computer .
I had the downtalk last week , because I'd been given the wrong email address .
Did I know how to send emails ?
Please get someone else to sell the property .
I had a lot of rudeness from a guy , who'd decided that my father's house was for sale and he wanted it at a knockdown price !
I was so shocked .

I don't know how I managed to get on here!!!

Definitely change the estate agent! The attitude is disgraceful and also being used as an excuse for making no effort!!

How very rude, patronising and wrong is he! Shall we all send him an email 😂😂😂

Been using computers on and off since 1958. Worked for Ministry. Love my iPad.

That is age discrimination. I am 81 years old and computer literate. I do online banking, order everything online (yes I can get absolutely everything I want or need online, unlike the stores in town where I am always told to go online there is more choice there).

I do wish Gransnet would get an Edit platform.

I also have a tablet, smart watch and smartphone and wireless earbuds, Alexa Echo Dots and giant TV which are all linked and voice activated.

Here we are, a year later, still on our laptops - still on the internet!

This is an old post. Right move (?) likely still exists.

I'm 75 and use the computer for everything.

varian

I started using computers in 1964, so possibly before that estate agent was born.

I was just about to say the same thing.

We were there when the whole thing took off - at the birth of the internet, etc.

... I remember holding discs the size of an old 78 record in my hand to programme the first computers for use in an office.

Silly estate agent person - he was probably still a twinkle in his dad's eye when I was messing around with the first office computers, etc, not even in nappies...

So that is him off my list of places to check out. I might also let some of the people in the houses he has for sale know that he has this attitude. ! I have moved about 19 times and abroad etc. Once I sent details of what I was looking for to an estate agent of the area we were interested in. We then sold our house for cash and went to the area to have a look around. Looked in the window of this agent and there was a house that filled our requirements. I went in and checked that the house was still for sale , and then asked them to check my details and what I had asked them to look out for. Then pointed out that this house would have fitted our requirements and asked why I had not been informed. The man said that as I was not selling a house through them they did not send us the details before informing other people who were selling with them. I was annoyed enough to inform him that we were now a cash buyer, and also wrote a note informing the owners of the house as to what had happened and that they had lost a sale. We had found another house that suited us but of course when we moved again we did not use that estate agent As to computer use, I ran one of the first computerised telecommunications system in the country. So a month ago when I went into a shop to look at various things for the computer this man came up to me and asked if I knew how to turn it on!!! I asked him if he wanted me to explain it to him in portuguese, arabic, welsh , german or french. He did have the grace to blush but I left to go elsewhere and also advised my friends not to use that business. At the lowest level do they not remind the staff that old or not our money is what they would like and if they wish to remain in business they should remember that!

Well if we use GN of course we use the internet. We're self-selecting. Plenty of people wouldn't expect to use it for house buying. Nothing odd about that. We needn't bite people's heads off.