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Andhedrew

Excuse my ignorance of motorcycle nomenclatures but what exactly is a "dialup"? Is it something that can only be found in the Outback?

MA0458

Dialup is the worst fate that can befall a human being.

I am currently wifi-ing, at a lovely ski resort while my sister, niece and nephew glide down the slopes.

Wish I had the fortitude to try it...

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Trumpet Cottage
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Wombat

This will explain it better that I:
Dial-up Access

Brrrrr Eeeeeee Ptaang Ptaang

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richb

Don't bother. It's a stupid idea, sticking planks to your feet and throwing yourself down a mountain. One fractured pelvis later and you're on crutches for six months. Ask me how I know... and I was quite a good skier, just got unlucky with a hidden rock and some ice. I took up nice safe pursuits instead... like motorcycling.

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TonUp

Wombat!


Great answer. Dial up will always be a great back up when all else fails in DSL/Cable land. Also dial up allows you to access other equipment where 9600 baud is more than enough to work from home or a remote location.

Yes for internet use dial up can be very slow but it does have its advantages in other areas it also has a lot more range, distance wise. A faster version od dial up was ISDN which doubles up the speed of dial up by using 2 DS0 (or 56k) lines versus one. for over 100k of speed, not great but a lot better than 48-53k where higher speeds are not available.

You can verify your connection speed at

Speak Easy Speed Test

or also at



Speedtest

A lot of carriers are not as fast as they claim,



Ton Up!

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stevent

Try sitting on a rusty old car hood and having your "pals" push you down a snow covered gravel pit access road....

Not much intelligence there, believe me...

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MA0458

Brad to Janet: "Life's cheap to THAT kind!"


Janet: "Mmmmmmmmmmmm..." Oh, that Susan Sarandon!

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Mare
Trumpet Cottage
In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns