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The following article is devoted to Internet access as well as the ways of using the Internet in comparison to other media in Poland. On the basis of Social Diagnosis from 2003-2015, trends related to using IT usage will be shown. As many as 2/3 of adults in Poland use the Internet, the time spent online is increasing, the bandwidth is growing and together with smartphones, the mobile Internet access is becoming more popular. However, the increase of new users is getting slower, and almost half of them does not use the web, even though they have a computer with Internet access in their homes. Analyses of conditions of using the Internet and reasons for no access to it show that the key barrier is the lack of motivation. Using the Internet was analysed in comparison to other media. The widespread of the Internet does not result in lower popularity of TV, which is still the key media for the majority of Poles. The article presents diversification of time spent on TV, the Internet and press in various socio-demographic groups. Methods of using the Internet by Poles were analysed in detail. Many users use the Internet to a very limited extent. Those with lower education, living in smaller cities and in households with lower income, the Internet is mainly a source of entertainment, while the better educated users from bigger and richer cities use it mainly in an instrumental way. This diversification of methods of the Internet use increases the phenomenon of digital exclusion.