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 high-capacity transmission technology is more than 100 times faster than dial-up internet.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
For comparison, Wired notes that dial-up connections operate at a minimum of 20,000 bits per second.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
Midcentury design pieces bump up against vintage dial-up phones and heirlooms, including a tiny pair of scuffed riding boots Eng wore as a child.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo’s advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL’s internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
For comparison, Wired notes that dial-up connections operate at a minimum of 20,000 bits per second.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
Midcentury design pieces bump up against vintage dial-up phones and heirlooms, including a tiny pair of scuffed riding boots Eng wore as a child.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo’s advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL’s internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Dial-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dial-up. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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