Netscape Finally Put Down Feb 23, 2008
Months ago, AOL announces that dialup is no longer profitable. That's enough proof for me. (Slashdot)
Apple Updates Leopard--Again Feb 16, 2008
BTW, Rob -- how many people do you think have upgraded to Leopard but still use dialup on a regular basis and have no access to broadband. 2, maybe. (Washington Post)
Finally! Apple's iPhoto Photobooks come to Australia, New Zealand Feb 7, 2008
Forget ADSL2, what about all the ISDN customers out there that will be forced onto dialup since we can't afford to pay the extra $400 a month for the. Most Discussed. (Australian Personal Computer)
Switch to wireless phones costing comm center cash Feb 3, 2008
Emergency dispatch centers across Pennsylvania are feeling the pinch as consumers who made the switch from dialup to DSL and broadband take the next leap, abandoning their traditional phone lines altogether for the wireless life. In Lackawanna County, revenue from the 911 surcharge slipped from almost $2. (Scranton Times, PA)
Making connections: Northern Michigan group eyes cooperative to expand available broadband Jan 23, 2008
As Internet use proliferated in the mid-1990s, Scott wrote that dialup access quickly became available in Northern Michigan. It provided an adequate link to the mostly text-based Internet content of the time, and equipment upgrades allowed dialup connections to handle the increasingly image-based content on the World Wide Web over the next few years ... Scott noted that a good-quality dialup Internet connection offering a connection speed of 47 kilobits per second would require a user to wait... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Time Warner: Download Too Much and You Might Pay $30 a Movie Jan 18, 2008
I feel lucky that I don t live in an area where Time Warner is the only highspeed provider, this is like going back in the days of metered dialup service, just another way to get more money out of consumers. 5G bandwidth what about legitimate large file transfers like sending a video production to a coworker or a set of raw photos from a 16mpx digital camera. (New York Times)
Multi-purpose ICT Company inaugurated in Kumasi Jan 13, 2008
He explained that, Smart-Multi-Media Company runs an ultra-modern Internet Caf=E9, Web Design, Graphic Designs, ICT Training School, Travel and Tour Operations, Dialup and dedicated Internet Access. The Chief Executive Officer disclosed that the Company offers free Internet browsing to school children during weekends as part of its social responsibility. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
How phone bills get out of control Dec 15, 2007
" If people see a premium rate number in their bill that they don't recognise, says Ms Icken, they can check it on the PhonepayPlus website and contact the service provider to find out what the call was for. If they still dispute it then PhonepayPlus can investigate further, including getting an audio recording of the call in question. But most of the time, they simply don't remember making the call. Ever been landed with a huge phone bill? Add your comments on this story, using the form below.... (BBC News -- UK)
Wi-Fi hot spots move proposal forward Dec 14, 2007
It was estimated that less than 16 percent of Internet users in Ames now use a dialup connection. It would be those dialup customers who most likely would upgrade to using a Wi-Fi system. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
AT&T takes a beating Dec 5, 2007
lol, you use NetZero dialup, and you accuse other people of procrastinating, ie wasting time hahaha. By Incognito. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Digital despair Nov 27, 2007
We have reached the point in the UK where dialup internet connectivity is a minority occupation and only the laggards or those actually unable to get broadband use a modem. But what happens when broadband is universal and providers want to make improvements. (BBC News -- Technology)
Surfing speed expected to slow Nov 26, 2007
"Users will experience a slow, subtle degradation, so it's back to the bad old days of dialup," says Nemertes President Johna Till Johnson. "The cool stuff you'll want to do will be such a pain in the rear that you won't do it."She says the study is the first to compare projected traffic growth with expansion plans. (Indianapolis Star)
Why has the growth in broadband adoption slowed? Nov 8, 2007
Because there are fewer dialup users to convert to an always-on connection - and beyond them, there's a hard core of about 10m households who don't have, and possibly don't want, internet access of any kind ... 9 million or so remaining dialup users, the tougher question is: what will tempt non-internet users online ... "Not only are there fewer [dialup users] but the ones that are left are also more resistant to change ... they have low levels of internet usage, often for email only, and see no... (Guardian Unlimited)
Byte by Bite Nov 3, 2007
This is a pretty fast loading Web site so even if you're on dialup you'll be able to get there fairly easily ... Remember this is a 16 billion pixel file, and if you have a dialup connection utilizing either barbed wire or Dixie cups and string you probably won't want to try to view this one. (The Union Democrat)
Wal-Mart carries $199 computer Nov 1, 2007
The PC comes with a dialup modem, but gOS doesn't support it. So most users likely will get online other ways. (AZCentral -- Business)
High-speed Internet comes to Hill City Oct 24, 2007
It offers speeds of up to 7 megabits per second, and broadband's always-on service means that customers don't have to wait for a dialup connection ... And some customers who now have two telephone lines -- one for voice and one for dialup Internet -- can cut back to one phone line with a DSL connection. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Idaho farm computer use up Oct 21, 2007
The proportion of farms using dialup access was down significantly from 2005 but dialup was still the most common method of access. The proportion of farms using dialup in 2007 was 42 percent, which was down from 73 percent in 2005 ... Dialup was still the most common method of accessing the Internet nationally as well, with nearly half (47 percent) of U.S. farms using it, down from 69 percent in 2005. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
How to Keep Your Family Safe on the Internet Oct 18, 2007
Whether you connect to the internet through Dialup, DSL, Cable, Satellite or Wi-Fi Hotspot, it doesn't matter. Once you install the software on a particular computer, users will not be able to uninstall or bypass the filter. (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
Palm's Centro Smartphone Worth Low Price Oct 16, 2007
But Sprint has already moved to the faster Rev A system, and I couldn't get the dialup function to work with my device. In general, I'm concerned that the Centro's ease of use is compromised by its bugginess. (Fox News)
Fuzzing at 18: Still Crude, Still Effective Oct 7, 2007
It was in 1989 that he first coined the term in a research paper, following a grueling night spent trying to connect to his campus's Unix system over a dialup modem connection. "I was getting noise on my modem, because the modem didn't have error correction, but what I noticed is that the line noise garbage was getting into standard Unix programs and causing them to crash. That really surprised me," Miller told InternetNews. (CIO Information Network)
The Web: Just another way to avoid sex Sep 29, 2007
(Probably the same people still on AOL dialup, LOL). Thats all very well and interesting, I suppose. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Behind The Curtain of Microsoft's 'Great Oz' Sep 27, 2007
Symphony got around that by providing a suite of related business products - spreadsheet, word processor, database, graphing tool, and dialup communications - all in a single, integrated app. In 1984, Ozzie left Lotus and founded Iris Associates in order to develop Notes. (Datamation)
Apple Locks New iPods to iTunes Sep 18, 2007
Unfortunately, on the computer in question, I only had dialup access. About the only thing I don't like about iTunes is the playlist-making process. (DailyTech)
DOJ says Net Neutrality regulation is premature Sep 10, 2007
In order to make everything "net neutral" (by the law's implication, not the telecom's), we'd have to downgrade to the lowest common denominator: dialup. Can't charge those big corps the extra money for an OC48 connection (or whatever the hugely ultra high bandwidth stuff is called today), because some corner Mom-and-Pop convenience store has an ISDN connection. (TG Daily)
In Q2, Big Funds Held Steady on Cable Sep 8, 2007
Even though telcos are getting into a couple of new products that bleed into the cable space, the telcos are losing dialup and they re losing regular phone subscribers because they don t have the growth characteristics that cable does. Small-cap cable companies were among the biggest sales for the funds, led by FMR, which dumped 25. (Multichannel News)
ConnectSI group now has a 'brand' to present Sep 7, 2007
"The goal is 30 times faster than dialup," Rex Duncan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale liaison to ConnectSI, said. ConnectSI hopes to provide broadband service through Internet service providers where service does not yet exist, like rural areas. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
New iPod Rumors Run Rampant Sep 4, 2007
Gadgets - September 3, 2007 5:00 AM. Please enter a valid E-mail addressPlease enter a valid E-mail address. (DailyTech)
Internet blinks out, civilization crumbles Aug 21, 2007
Users with satellite links or some dialup connections didn t notice a single blip, but many with DSL hookups, wireless links or connections that routed through Qwest lines couldn t so much as check the weather or forward their brother-in-law an awful list of lawyer jokes. At first, many around town just rebooted their computers or flicked off their cell phones, but then realized the problems were broader than one dropped connection, broader than Telluride or the regional phone lines. (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
Connecting through multimedia Aug 18, 2007
With this number, the need for people to rely on dialup connections is going away and with the help of their 2 Mbps connections, they are willing to experiment with audio and video streaming. It s a matter of time before each one of us will be able to do video streaming and watch sitcoms online. (Express Computers)
Airtel Broadband Users Get Google Aug 9, 2007
With this partnership, we are moving a step ahead on our 'three screen philosophy' where we target meeting the infotainment needs of our consumer on the three screens of his TV, PC, and mobile. " Shailesh Rao, managing director of Google India, said, "Google is committed to enriching the online experience of users in India. (Techtree.com)
james johnson Aug 6, 2007
cannot do it on the computer because I am on dialup and by the time I get through the application, it has all gone away or timed out Also, the payment limitation sustains and substantiates small farms. In my experience, the payment limitation pays more than if you turn the programs loose. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
UK ISPs under fire for false advertising Aug 3, 2007
2nd Aug 2007, 17:25 It's no different to old dialup access ... I never saw a dialup connection go faster than 50k ;) it was usually at around the 45k mark ... I have a suposedly 8mb connection but its slower than dialup. (bit-tech.net)
Virgin Broadband: it will slaughter Telstra's profit Jul 27, 2007
(You'll get internet access too, actually, but only at ponderously slow GPRS speed, which is generally slower than dialup ... But then, a heck of a lot of people are still using dialup. (Australian Personal Computer)
Living with an iPhone Jul 3, 2007
Anyone old enough to remember surfing on 14 or 33k dialup should find the connection both acceptable and respectable. (Sent Monday, July 02, 2007 9:11 PM). (MSNBC)
IPhone Hands-On: Web Browsing and Email Jul 1, 2007
It's definitely faster than dialup (or slower networks, like T-Mobile's GPRS) but for those of us who are used to zippy cable modem or T-1 lines, this network makes browsing feel extremely pokey. Using Wi-Fi is much faster, and the iPhone is pretty good about suggesting that you use a Wi-Fi network whenever it discovers one within range. (Wired News)
The Bluffers guide to the Jobs-fest Jun 30, 2007
David Pogue in the New York Times network made him "almost ache" for a dialup link. His more positive wrap: "As it turns out, much of the hype and some of the criticisms are justified. The Iphone is revolutionary; its flawed. Its substance; its style. It does things no phone has ever done before; it lacks features found even on the most basic phones.". (Inquirer)
Phonecasting.com Launches Website Services to 3.5 Billion Cell Phone Subscribers Jun 30, 2007
Subscriber options for dialup, download and streaming are available to web site members from a computer or mobile phone. For publishers with sponsors, check out the "patent pending" "dynamic ad insertion tools." Participating publishers with sponsors are allowed to embed on-the-fly advertisements into programming each time an episode is downloaded. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
City seeks help from lakeshore residents Jun 28, 2007
Some of the files are large and might not be easily accessed with dialup connections. Computers with higher-speed broadband connections are available at the library, also on the second floor of City Hall, according to Hafner. (Lake Country Reporter, WI)
Seven Things to Consider Before Buying an iPhone Jun 27, 2007
Otherwise, you're forced to rely on ATreless network and that can make you "long for the days of a dialup modem," Pogue says. 5. (NPR)
Gaming confessions Jun 26, 2007
It has to be the most underrated multiplayer games EVER, used to have dialup one on one games with my cousin 2 suburbs away, bought a CD with 1000 multiplayer maps on it, and some of the maps and tactics were the most fun i have ever has with any multiplayer death match game. too bad the game was around before the multiplayer technology caught up. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
$10 DSL Plan Quietly Offered By AT&T Jun 20, 2007
AT&T Quietly Offers $10 DSL Plan - Technology News Story - KPRC Houston. Marketplace+++Extras+++Site ToolsKPRC Local 2. (Click2Houston, TX)
Man pleads guilty to week-long spamming spree Jun 13, 2007
It wasn't but 10 years ago that it was perfectly legal for AOL to load our home mailboxes and landfills with a bazillion CDs of "FREE" AOl Dialup minutes. Steve Jun 12, 2007 14:08 Why do you have to say stuff like that. (TG Daily)
Layers of information: Finding information at your fingertips Jun 8, 2007
Although Internet access might be limited to dialup in some areas, Collins said the service still works as long as the user has a little patience. In the future, Collins said he expects better and faster Web-based service and possibly 3-D mapping. (Cadillac News, MI)
Mail2web.com Becomes Member of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Excellence Program Jun 7, 2007
These services include; access to remote email from multiple platforms, turnkey self provisioning Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SharePoint based solutions, worldwide accessible roaming dialup and Wi-Fi Internet access, cross platform and mobile instant messaging services, versatile and complementary virtual office enabling services including mobile communications, VoIP and satellite communications. All of these services are enabled on mobile devices such as BlackBerry handhelds, all Microsoft... (Canada Newswire)
Post a comment Jun 5, 2007
When you exceed your monthly cap your speed drops to dialup. Try running your OS & apps at that speed. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Mashing the phone May 25, 2007
On the one hand, the carriers are in the connectivity business, whether via dialup, DSL, or wireless. On the other hand, as the market for connectivity approaches saturation, the big win focuses on what they can offer via that connectivity. (Search Webservices)
Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy May 24, 2007
You can also use specialized services (some free, some pay) that go beyond infomediary services, including running all connections through a securely encrypted "tunnel", anonymous dialup, even anonymous Web publishing. Anonymizer ( http://www. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
What Is Obvious Not Always So in Patents May 12, 2007
"The basic idea of name translation in VoIP is a given. Every VoIP provider that starts a call is doing name translation," said Beringer, who helped launch Vonage and VoIP pioneer Jeff Pulver's Free World Dialup. A founding member of the VON Coalition, Beringer also worked on the original assessment of VoIP at Bell Labs. (CIO Information Network)
How Many E-Mail Addresses Do You Need? May 11, 2007
I finally gave up on using ISP accounts after about six providers (3+ dialup, cable, FiOS, Openband); they may be getting mail, but I *never* check them, and while I have a Yahoo. account for groups such as Freecycle, I did not activate their Email. (Washington Post)
- Charles Arthur: Is Operation Ore the UK's worst-ever policing scandal? Apr 26, 2007
Most of the UK was on dialup ... About bought stuff online, but the cost of dialup meant three-quarters of people spent only about five hours a week online ... That in 1999, thousands upon thousands of child porn-seeking Britons were on dialup lines ready and willing to hand over their credit card details to a site in another country. (Guardian Unlimited)
David O'Brien's blog Apr 21, 2007
much faster for a page to download with them, even with dialup I d imagine ... caveman22, only dialup while you are at work. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Nintendo Activates Wii Internet Channel In US Apr 13, 2007
(Note: WEBTV doesnt work on dialup or slow internet connections). If you dont have WIFI LAN available in your house (U need a WIFI router in order to create WIFI LAN in your house),u can purchase Nintendo s WIFI adaptor for your computer and connectt your WII to your PC via WIFI USB adaptor to access Internet (Or if you own a USB WIFI Adaptor and you know how to create Ad-hoc wireless connections). (San Jose Mercury News)
Debian redefines itself with new release Apr 13, 2007
The expert mode gives even more options, allowing users to specify an ISO-8859, legacy, or UTF-8 locale; whether to load additional installer components such as dialup Internet; the kernel to use; and whether to set up the package repositories to allow the installation of non-free software. While novices might lose themselves in the maze of choices, many intermediate users would find the expert mode an education in itself, especially if a little more help were added. (Linux.com)
What do you let your... Apr 13, 2007
I played larry when i must of been about 12 a friend sneeked it off a bullitin board dialup service, using a 14kb modem. this was before mainstrem internet, and we were 12. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Lost in a web of erratic connections Mar 23, 2007
His other option for accessing the internet is dialup, which is better than nothing, he said. But his landline has proven incapable of accommodating high-speed broadband or the slower IDSN.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Broadband growth extends non-PC threats Mar 20, 2007
"We still have a very high proportion of our internet users who are on dialup and that basically makes a bot utterly useless.". But games consoles such as Xbox and PlayStation, which are able to connect to the internet, are becoming attractive targets for spammers and hackers looking to establish networks of bots. (The Age)
WisperTel Acquires Path / Broadband Services, Inc. Mar 9, 2007
" State-of-the-art pre-WiMAX and WiMAX broadband wireless networks -- not to be confused with early generation Wi-Fi or satellite Internet -- have proven in the last few years to be a very effective, reliable and economical way to provide broadband services to suburban and rural communities that are under-served by other Internet providers. Basically, an ultra-low power radio signal (less than a cell phone) is transmitted from a tower or rooftop to small antennas mounted on a home or office.... (PR Newswire)
Somalia: Civil War Hides Steady Growth of Internet Services Mar 6, 2007
Global Internet Company is the biggest ISP in the country and the sole provider of dialup services in South- central regions of the country. While in Somaliland and Puntland, Internet services has been bundled within the network products and services whereby each network delivers Internet dialup services into its own subscribers ... Internet over the satellite services is also offered in the country especially in the remote areas and the cities that have no either dialup or wireless Internet... (allAfrica.com)
Monroe Wi-Fi Raises Coverage, Cost Issues Feb 28, 2007
Right now I have dialup, said Dorothy Paige, of Rochester. I think it's a very progressive, forward-thinking idea for a city to have it, definitely would be a selling point for me, said college student Kara Noto. (WOKR13 Rochester)
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also: for the 80 percent that are still on dialup, a 1-cd full-size distro is a horror story to install; you need a multi-cd set as an option. --FUN with co-workers: image-copy the default windows desktop. (Linux.com)
Time is tech's friend Feb 15, 2007
In 1997, most of us were accessing the Internet via dialup modems to local or toll-free numbers. Today, high speed Internet access is the standard, not just at the office, but at home as well. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Familiarity breeds versatility, reliability in Palm Treo Feb 11, 2007
7-ounce device slips into a computer's USB port and serves up an Internet connection that leaves old-fashioned dialup in the slow lane. It's still not as fast as having a wi-fi connection, but it works in a lot more settings. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
2/2: Nebuler-M Trojan Gathers Dialup Information Feb 5, 2007
Troj/Nebuler-M gathers details relating to dialup services and sends collected information to a remote site via HTTP.. More information can be found at. (eSecurityPlanet)
Fedora's metrics have ripple effect Jan 30, 2007
Monday January 29, 2007 (09:01 PM GMT). Fedora that by using a tracking tool to monitor unique IP addresses, it was able to determine that Fedora Core 6 now has more than one million users. (Linux.com)
Read more at Linux.com Jan 30, 2007
Fedora's metrics have ripple effect. Monday January 29, 2007 (09:01 PM GMT). (NewsForge)
