dial-up
adjective
: relating to or being a standard telephone line used for computer communications
also
: accessible via a standard telephone line
a dial-up Internet provider
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The obvious solution was to get his own domain name, a reasonably inexpensive internet connection (dial-up!), and send out that one email one time.
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Alex Mayyasi, thehustle.co, 4 Oct. 2024
The subway system still uses fragile loop cable wires that transmit data more slowly than a dial-up modem and limit the range of communication.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
The few people who had home Internet relied on dial-up because broadband wasn’t available yet.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Marvel Comics became a digital pioneer way back in the age of dial-up Internet.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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Alex Mayyasi, thehustle.co, 4 Oct. 2024
The subway system still uses fragile loop cable wires that transmit data more slowly than a dial-up modem and limit the range of communication.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
The few people who had home Internet relied on dial-up because broadband wasn’t available yet.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Marvel Comics became a digital pioneer way back in the age of dial-up Internet.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Dial-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dial-up. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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