dialup

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dialup

A temporary, as opposed to dedicated, connection between machines established over a telephone line using modems.

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We find the WiFlyer product to be unique in its ability to wirelessly share a dialup connection and believe it represents multiple opportunities for development.

POINTONE/ALWAYS ON WIRELESS DEVELOPING VOIP PHONE PLATFORM

One solution is to give the user a box with an Ethernet interface and a slow network connection (a bit like the bad old days of dialup, having a 56K modem connection actually delivering 4K of traffic), this may be the preferred approach to residential broadband, however it is not acceptable to business, which require guaranteed symmetrical bandwidth.

Avoiding the metro Ethernet brick wall

AOL UK's recent decision to price all dialup calls at 1 pence per minute, regardless of BT rate, using an 0800 number and billing the user separately, left many thinking it had abandoned its toll-free plans.

AOL UK Poised to Launch Unmetered Net Tariff

When managing networking infrastructure devices, such as routers or switches, failure of those devices could prevent management connectivity through the network itself; if a console server is used, then connectivity through a dialup connection could alternatively be made, allowing the network manager access to the router/switch console that might allow them to fix the problem from a remote location.

Console Server Technology

The market-leading ISP earlier this week revealed it would give free dialup hours in exchange for customers using Energis Plc, its infrastructure partner, for regular telephony.

Telinco Slams AOL, Freeserve Before Unmetered Dialup Launch

Previously, users paid AOL for the number of hours they spent online per month, in addition to paying the metered dialup costs to a telephone company.

AOL Deutschland Reprimanded Over Misleading Pricing Claims

AOL UK responded to the increasingly competitive UK internet service provider market with a three-pronged swipe at dialup call charges and barriers to consumer internet take-up.

UK ISP War Heats Up as AOL and Freeserve Slash Prices

The firm said it will offer 24/7 internet access via a toll-free dialup number for DM399 ($212) per month, as part of its Surf1.

Germany Gets Unmetered Net Access

Germany, like almost everywhere in Europe, bills its internet users by the minute for the time they are connected via a dialup line.