Does anybody still use Dial Up (Narrowband) ?

jmurray01

Member

• May 25, 2011

• #1

I've been using Broadband for about 3 years now, but for 2 years prior to switching over, I was using Dial Up, as we were quite poor, and could only afford a Windows 98 PC, hence only being able to connect to Dial Up.

It worked fine, I could use emails, forums and that kind of stuff.

If I had the patience to wait a few hours, I could even watch a short YouTube video!

I am now on Broadband, and would never switch back to Dial Up... Full time at least.

I have a 1999 Compaq Armada 4120T laptop which only works with Dial Up (for now, I'm in the slow process of getting it to work with a wireless adapter for Broadband), and I do occasionally hook it up and use it.

But basically, I was just wondering if anybody on here ever used Dial Up anymmore ?

 

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Motorcharge

Well-Known Member

• May 25, 2011

• #2

No "no" option?
Frankly I'd rather not even have internet than dial up.

 

jmurray01

Member

• May 25, 2011

• #3

Motorcharge said:

No "no" option?
Frankly I'd rather not even have internet than dial up.

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Hahaha! I see your point though...

 

BLK1985

New Member

• May 25, 2011

• #4

No, my backup is Mobile Broadband.

 

strollin

Well-Known Member

• May 26, 2011

• #5

No dial up anymore but I used dial up for many years before broadband existed. My backup is to tether my Droid X smartphone.

 

linkin

VIP Member

• May 26, 2011

• #6

My neighbour does. Also, every ISP here gives you a free backup dialup account if your main line has issues.

 

diduknowthat

formerly liuliuboy

• May 26, 2011

• #7

Nope no dial up. I haven't used dialup in over 7 years. And my backup is 3G on my cellphone.

 

Turbo10

Active Member

• May 26, 2011

• #8

i remeber dial-up, and to be honest id rather go without internet than use dial-up. Dial-up and a windows 98 pc that never worked brought me close to suicide

 

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microweb

New Member

• Jun 9, 2011

• #9

I dont think it again

 

tremmor

Well-Known Member

• Jun 9, 2011

• #10

I did not see an option for 'NO'.

 

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spencer_markie

New Member

• Jun 16, 2011

• #11

well on some islands..remote islands..they use dial up..

 

laznz1

New Member

• Jun 16, 2011

• #12

My nan is still on Dial up until they instal it!

 

Geoff

VIP Member

• Jun 16, 2011

• #13

Haven't used dial-up for years.

 

Turbo10

Active Member

• Jun 16, 2011

• #14

spencer_markie said:

well on some islands..remote islands..they use dial up..

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thats rubbish if its a remote island theyll use satellitebroadband or something, i can't believe there would telephone lines going to a really remote island

 

Hsv_Man

New Member

• Jun 18, 2011

• #15

I used dialup for years until about 2003 when we could get broadband which was previously not available in the area I couldn't tell you how happy i was for just 256/56kbps haha.

 

wolfeking

banned

• Jun 18, 2011

• #16

only when I go to see grandad. He has it set up on his computer (custom built with P3 700 MHz, 256 i think MB, and 30GB IDE 100 HDD) here. I dont even have a dial up port on my laptops anymore (my G61 has one, but no service as it is stationary ((broken LCD))).
Hoping to get a prepaid broadband card soon to run it here, and bypass school security filter next year.

 

patrickv

Active Member

• Jun 21, 2011

• #17

some people in my country are still using dial-up yeah..

 

tremmor

Well-Known Member

• Jun 21, 2011

• #18

I would not have it. On the other note i did at one time. It was in the early 70's. Before internet was available. Only bulletin boards with dial up. its been talked about before.
something like 4k, 14k, 28k or 24k and 56k i think. its a waste of time now. everything was a tow call then or long distance. not like now. ive run bills as high as $300 a month with bulletin boards. believe it, its true. just for the phone service.

 

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mehul

New Member

• Jul 1, 2011

• #19

No,absolutely no chance.

 

gamblingman

VIP Member

• Jul 2, 2011

• #20

I dont, but a LOT of people in my area use dial-up because of the very limited availability of broadband. Even people who are in the middle of town are forced to use either dial-up or satellite because of cost for the provider to expand their network, lots of city politics at play.