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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This is only the latest word for forms of emotional manipulation that have plagued the online world since the days of dial-up internet.
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Roger J. Kreuz, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
For the first time since the days of dial-up, the rules finally started to reflect how banking actually works today.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Arkansas received a record $1 billion to invest in broadband, a high-capacity transmission technology that is more than 100 times faster than dial-up internet.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
New York — AOL, an internet pioneer that brought millions of Americans online for the first time, is discontinuing its dial-up service next month.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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Roger J. Kreuz, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
For the first time since the days of dial-up, the rules finally started to reflect how banking actually works today.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Arkansas received a record $1 billion to invest in broadband, a high-capacity transmission technology that is more than 100 times faster than dial-up internet.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
New York — AOL, an internet pioneer that brought millions of Americans online for the first time, is discontinuing its dial-up service next month.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Dial-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dial-up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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