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randomuser2349 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 578	Strangely enough, I was using dial-up up until mid 2006. When did you switch to broadband, or are you still using dial-up?

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thecrow174 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 9806	Um...yeah. I remember it. That was the original way of getting access to the internet.
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System
3 years 1 month ago
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I switched from dial up to broadband in 2000. We were the first in our area to get it.
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Eighty_8
3 years 1 month ago
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I hated the static sound it made while dialing. It was soooo loud.
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milatchi 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 666	randomuser2349 wrote: Do you remember using dial-up? Yes. We got MindSpring dial-up service in the summer of '96. Sure it was slow and would drop connections while downloading but dial-up was really the only choice for internet access -- unless you were rich and could afford $500-$1,000 a month for a T1 connection. I finally got broadband via AT&T DSL in 2003.
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demonpuppet87 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 513	Eighty_8 wrote: I hated the static sound it made while dialing. It was soooo loud. So did I, even though today's fax machines still make that sound.
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Timothy1964 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 511	It was around 2000 when I permanently did away with dial-up. I have a friend who STILL uses dial-up and many times I have a tough time reaching him when I call his home phone number because either he or his brother are on the internet or downloading stuff. That is one thing I've always hated about dial-up, is the fact it ties up the phone line, making it very difficult if not impossible for anyone to reach you by phone. Many times I've complained to my friend about him continuing to keep his dial-up and suggested for him to either have another phone line installed (which I did when I had dial-up) or get broadband, but he doesn't have the authority to make that decision. I even once left a message on his cell phone about the issue, saying "This is 2011...not 1995!&quot.

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jitteryjewel 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 168	I had my own phone line just for my dial-up but switched to cable as soon as it came avalible. I remember connecting a million times just to get a good speed ugh! Just wish we had as many broadband options as we did for dial-up.

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bassman21 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 4553	demonpuppet87 wrote: Eighty_8 wrote: I hated the static sound it made while dialing. It was soooo loud. So did I, even though today's fax machines still make that sound. You know there were settings in Windows for most modems to adjust that right? I just hated how slow it was. I got DSL around 2000. It was only like 700 k, but was much faster than dialup.

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Drahken 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 1239	I was also using dialup until about 2006.
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Caps 2.0 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 3411 Forum Admin Editor Category Admin	I recall that there was only one line throughout the entire house, and I had to hope that no one would call if I were online. I would automatically be cut off if the phone was picked up...I'm glad we got a dedicated line.

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One Louder 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 728 Account Disabled	I don't miss the slowness but I do like the sound dial-up made when you started it up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7uoD_VU1I4

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Casey_Jones 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 373	used to get booted off the net all the time because of in coming calls. Then I got a program that put a call minder on the computer screen if someone called. That way I could chose if I wanted to get off the net and answer it or not.
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DCPuppyGirl 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 870	Yup, I remember not being able to talk to my best friend on the phone because my brother or my parents were using the internet. I first got broadband in either 2002 or 2003. I loved it.
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will61
3 years 1 month ago
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SSJ Jup81 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 4806	I think my family was using dial-up until maybe 2003 or 2004. We didn't get the Internet altogether and fully until about late 1999. Anyway, the rule in the house (for me anyway) was to only use the Internet at night since it was less likely that people would call at night, so if I wanted to dl something, had to wait until night time. I used to get kicked offline all the time because of incoming calls. It was also an annoyance when someone needed to use the phone.

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Lepew
3 years 1 month ago
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Yes, dial-up and only two hours of internet,
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demonpuppet87 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 513	One_Louder wrote: I don't miss the slowness but I do like the sound dial-up made when you started it up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7uoD_VU1I4 I agree on those two videos there, OL. And I even found one with a cartoon face lip-synching to the sound dial-up made when it would start up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8XKhCfsTts Good old memories. Especially during my first and only year of home-school, when I had to go on the internet to do my schoolwork, I loved that startup sound back then.
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thecrow174 3 years 1 month ago Posts: 9806	Dial-up was such a joke. I'm glad I stopped using it.
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Captain Howdy
3 years 1 month ago
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I don't recall using dial-up. I also don't remember the last time I blew my nose.
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