Dial up internet

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Does anyone still use it or is everyone broadband these days?

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Bt broadband for me.

I do miss the good old days of dial up tho :unamused:

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haha dial up lol, i remember i went on dial up like 2 years agoa nd was like holy crap this is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo slow66666

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Dial up inert-net… :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
I gave that up years ago, and good riddance.
Slower than a slug with a broken back. Web-pages now are just so huge, with such vast flash junk clutter, and it’s just impossible to use a slow link now.

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Can you still get dial up modems?.

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jammymutt:
Can you still get dial up modems?.

Yes, most laptops have them built in.

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I still keep a modem and a free dial-up account at the ready in case my BB goes down.

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Er, I have been known to use dial up… :blush:

(That doesn’t make me a bad person, just broadly disadvantaged!) :laughing:

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loadsof horses did you send that message at 7:54am because we only received at 1:42pm :laughing: (only joking mate)

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allikat:

jammymutt:
Can you still get dial up modems?.

Yes, most laptops have them built in.

I think youll find thats ethernet connection.

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jammymutt:

allikat:

jammymutt:
Can you still get dial up modems?.

Yes, most laptops have them built in.

I think youll find thats ethernet connection.

I got a hp pavilion dv9000 and it has ethernet and phone socket

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Dial up■■? I’m sure my great great great granpa had that.
Dial up modems are still about, but you can get a wireless dongle for about the same price, and given that there are a lot of unsecured domestic networks about :wink: .

I’m on 20Mb BB, its too fast for many web servers, and I’m realistical;ly geting around 2Mb for normal browsing, downloading big files is another story :smiley: :smiley:

I do miss my 1Gb line though (you could download all the ■■■■ on the web in five minutes flat :laughing: ) , the missus wouldn’t let me keep it after I sold the business :angry: .

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jammymutt:

allikat:

jammymutt:
Can you still get dial up modems?.

Yes, most laptops have them built in.

I think youll find thats ethernet connection.

My laptop has both it’s only 2yr old. As for the modems you can still get them, but there not cheap now!

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We still use dial up for to connect to the main controlers in some supermarkets and RDC for all there refrigeration systems