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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There’s the sound of dial-up internet or the new message jingle on AIM or MSN Messenger.
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Ash Parrish, The Verge, 2 Dec. 2024
The days of manually searching through multiple websites could soon become as outdated as dial-up internet (Gen Z: ask your Mom).
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Ash Parrish, The Verge, 2 Dec. 2024
The days of manually searching through multiple websites could soon become as outdated as dial-up internet (Gen Z: ask your Mom).
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Dial-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dial-up. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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