About Dial Up Internet
Dial-up Internet is a method to access the Internet via standard telephone lines. Dial-Up Internet was the earliest and most accepted form of accessing the World Wide Web since the commercialization of the Internet in the mid-1990s. In today's broadband Internet access age, dial-up access speed is considered very slow. Although many users prefer it, dial-up Internet is not ideal to access graphics-heavy websites, videos and other Web 2.0 applications.
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How It Works
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A telephone line that runs to a modem device (attached or external) hooked to a computer facilitates dial-up Internet access. The computer is configured to dial a specific, assigned phone number. After communicating with the Internet Service Provider (ISP), the modem makes a connection; the modem and the server exchange information and grant the user access the Internet.
Low Internet Speed
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Dial-up Internet is the least expensive--and also the slowest--among all Internet connectivity options available in the marketplace. Streaming media and other heavy files generally work very slowly or not at all with dial-up speeds ranging between 28.8 Kbit/s (kilobits per second) and 56 Kbit/s (depending on modem installed and used) and basic email, Instant Messenger chatting and web browsing activities are the usage limits.
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Dial-up Internet Service Providers
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ISPs such as NetZero, EarthLink, Juno, US Net Nationwide and AT& T provide dial-up access. Subscribers to a particular ISP pay a monthly or yearly fee for Internet usage.
Rural Community Usage
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Many users in rural areas or remote access locations and other areas underserved by high-speed providers or areas where it is difficult to set-up broadband Internet access infrastructure still use dial-up Internet access.
Reduced Popularity
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With the advent of high-speed Internet connectivity options and broadband Internet service such as DSL, fiber, cable and wireless Internet cards, as well as the known bandwidth limitations of dial-up Internet, the dial-up customer base has shrunk in recent years.
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