View Poll Results: Is Dial-up set to dry-out?
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Thread: Is Dial-Up ready to dry-up?
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06-01-2005, 06:56 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Is Dial-Up ready to dry-up?
Hello,
It has finally happened; "The number of broadband connections in the UK has exceeded dial-up usage for the first time."
BT figures show that there are now more than 7.4 million broadband users, with two million using cable and 5.4 on DSL.
However, i'm not sure whether 'connections' implies usage or physical phone lines. However, it is nevertheless an exciting and somewhat inevitable trend.
I believe in 10 years very few people if any will still be using dial-up. Heck! - Very few people may be using broadband!
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06-01-2005, 07:21 PM #2Retired Moderator
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This should be a multiple options. Firstly the price needs to drop before the "home joe" purchases it. The main marketing I can see there is the ability to talk on the phone while surfing the Internet.
But the fact the remains is that broadband is not available in a large portion of the Midwest of the US and other "small rural areas". A new technology would have to be found, and applied in order for broadband to get access to them.Tyler Cole
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06-01-2005, 07:32 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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I think that the dial up will be around for a long time (5 to 10 years) unless the prices of dial up and other faster connections drop in price a lot. People just do not want to pay more money. I can see the market for dial up go smaller, but I do not see it just going away... unless DSL or other products are as cheap as dial up.
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06-01-2005, 07:41 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Dialup will never die, it's extremly reliable. During the Hurricanes, my power went out, but my telephone didn't (and neither did my DSL).. but what if I had cable? I could at least dialup w/ my laptop!
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06-01-2005, 08:06 PM #5Disabled
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I'm still on dialup.
looking to get dsl soon though
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06-01-2005, 08:21 PM #6Texan at Heart
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I do not think so - at least I hope not. I have dial up at home as a back up in case the cable is out.
I pay $19.95 a month - sure it might be a little expensive since I never use it but I consider it insurance and I am very happy to have it.
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06-01-2005, 08:34 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by coreybryant
I do not think so - at least I hope not. I have dial up at home as a back up in case the cable is out.
I pay $19.95 a month - sure it might be a little expensive since I never use it but I consider it insurance and I am very happy to have it.
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06-01-2005, 10:08 PM #8KM Carpenter
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I'm only on dialup becuase I cant get DSL and cable isnt run to my house
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06-01-2005, 10:20 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by coreybryant
I do not think so - at least I hope not. I have dial up at home as a back up in case the cable is out.
I pay $19.95 a month - sure it might be a little expensive since I never use it but I consider it insurance and I am very happy to have it.
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Originally posted by E_man3
Get get NetZero or NetScape internet for $9.99 its half the cost and quite reliable. I used NetZero for a while before getting DSL and the service is pretty good. Also NetScape is owned by AOL so you are are still connecting to the same dail-up servers as AOL users. NetScape internet is a 'slimed down' service offered by AOL to compete agianst NetZero.
And even out here in the sticks NetZero has pretty good speeds.<?php echo "Signature here"; ?>
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06-01-2005, 11:06 PM #11Retired Moderator
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Until highspeed becomes cheap and available everywhere dial-up will still exists. There are too many companies offering dial-up will still exist.
Just ask how many members here have a cheap dial-up as back for thier highspeed access. Now that computere are getting cheaper I think we will see a growth of lower income users going to the we.
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06-02-2005, 04:39 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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I think that the price of broadband must first drop.
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06-02-2005, 04:55 AM #13Web Hosting Master
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I'm simply amazed to be honest that so many people are still i dial-up. I switched to broadband the month it was released on the public market and have never looked back.
Mind you, I realise there are cost implications.
Unlike the US 95.4% of the country can get broadband (the same proportion that has running water).
Now, I think I take the speed of broadband for granted, when I click on a link, I have the website normally within 2 seconds.
I could never wait the '30 seconds' it took dial-up opr whatever.
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06-02-2005, 08:49 AM #14Aspiring Evangelist
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Dial-up will never die. My father refuses to leave it.
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06-02-2005, 09:10 AM #15Web Hosting Master
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It isn't just the price. Broadband here (UK) can be as cheap as dialup almost, £2-5 a month more. It's availability. It won't matter if it's free if the broadband companies can't bring their services to everyone. Seeing as the main reason that outlying areas don't often get broadband is because fo the cost involved and how people want costs cheaper I don't see this being resolved quickly.
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06-02-2005, 10:31 AM #16Newbie
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Some folks have no choice but to use dial up. I live in the sticks and it is the only option -- we have no cable and last I checked, the phone company didn't even know what DSL was ;-) We do have a satellite dish, but no WAY am I paying for internet access through it.
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06-02-2005, 10:49 AM #17Web Hosting Master
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Maybe on some parts of the World. But i think it will take long here in our Country.
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06-02-2005, 10:51 AM #18Web Hosting Master
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Okay in that case let me divert the topic slightly.
Where do you live?
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Do you have broadband?Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius
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06-02-2005, 10:55 AM #19Newbie
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I am in upstate NY, US. Mentioning broadband to my phone carrier in the same conversation as DSL would probably fry ther poor brains. I am hoping they upgrade the system soon but right now it is not much more than tin cans and shoestrings.
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06-02-2005, 11:00 AM #20Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by rhf133
I am in upstate NY, US. Mentioning broadband to my phone carrier in the same conversation as DSL would probably fry ther poor brains. I am hoping they upgrade the system soon but right now it is not much more than tin cans and shoestrings.Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius
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06-02-2005, 11:29 AM #21Retired Moderator
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the lack of modems on new computers will be a factor
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06-02-2005, 02:07 PM #22Web Hosting Master
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Working at an ISP that offers SDSL & Dialup, I can safely say dialup will last for a while yet. Many people don't want to pay the extra costs of a broadband connection, and many people simply do not use the internet enough to justify a broadband connection.
And you will always have people that live out in the country that want internet but are unwilling to pay the high costs of satalite internet.Happily hosting @ Dathorn.com (Since 3/2003), Ispeeds.net (Since 2004), & Quadspeedi.net (Since 7/2005)!
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06-02-2005, 02:24 PM #23Retired Moderator
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Many people don't want to pay the extra costs of a broadband connection, and many people simply do not use the internet enough to justify a broadband connection.
I used to use Dial-Up only when I was out of the office or on holiday if something was urgent. Now it seems more or less everywhere has wireless hotspots or wired connections.Steve
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06-02-2005, 03:55 PM #24Business Consultant Manager
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I think dial-up will be active atleast in the U.S for quite some time, unless the government places down a law saying you can't. I know a bunch of people who access the internet, and just do not care about speed. They get on.. check Emails.. check ebay.com and jump off..
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06-02-2005, 04:24 PM #25Junior Guru Wannabe
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I think dial-up will be obsolete very soon. What will replace it? Three options come to mind. First there is wireless access. Pretty soon wireless access will be available in all locations. Companies like Verizon are already offering this in certain cities. Second, as cell phones advance in technology data lines will easily allow them to connect their laptop or home computer directly to the Internet (100-150 kbps and up). Third there is good old ADSL and Cable. These prices will go down and soon these companies will be forced to bundle services as the only option (Comcast, Bellsouth, and so forth), it will be very inexpensive, and dial-up will not be worth it for the providers to provide. When they phase it out people will upgrade (Just like 14.4 modems ).
Just my $.02