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 oldest came of age as the world made the transition to online connectivity through AOL and dial-up.
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Sebastiaan Verhaar, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
For all its complexity, the human brain is frustratingly slow, running at about 10 bits per second — less bandwidth than a 1960s dial-up modem.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
Mohan jumped into the budding online-advertising industry back when most Americans had slow dial-up connections and most websites moved at a glacial pace.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
In the ever-expanding universe of obsolete sounds, few can compare to the confident yawp of a dial-up modem.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
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Sebastiaan Verhaar, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
For all its complexity, the human brain is frustratingly slow, running at about 10 bits per second — less bandwidth than a 1960s dial-up modem.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
Mohan jumped into the budding online-advertising industry back when most Americans had slow dial-up connections and most websites moved at a glacial pace.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
In the ever-expanding universe of obsolete sounds, few can compare to the confident yawp of a dial-up modem.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Dial-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dial-up. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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