Is dial up still alive?

I do use my cell phone from time to time but usually cable internet access

i live in sumner wa and there is a town about 20 miles from my house called enumclaw that still have to use dial up or really bad clear wire connections. Also, when i went to visit my great grandpa in montana about a year ago the only place that had the internet was the library. talk about living in the past lol

In my town, only about 25% of the residents have access to DSL. We don't have cable out here (if you want more than 1.5 channels, you need satellite TV), so it's satellite internet or dial up for internet if you're out of range of the DSL building.

DSL has only been in town for the last 4 years or so, and it's still only available to a small portion of the town. That's small town New England for you, though. I'm only glad I've got DSL available...dial up makes me anxious.

There are still a lot of people who live in outlying areas that are a long ways from high speed access...at least as we know it today. Every time we move, that's one of our larger considerations when looking for a new home...does it have high speed access. You'd be surprised at how many still don't.

Also...the "DUW" is a very handy warning on those days when the "high speed" connection is being goofy and slow. It happens. On those days, it's much easier if I can just avoid the picture threads.

I get a free dial up account from my DSL provider so I use it on my laptop as a last resort..

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Originally Posted by andwhy6

talk about living in the past lol

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living in the past? LOL...it is amazing how fast the internet has changed things.

I have cable internet and I have since 2001 but my sister-in-law-to-be uses dial up and refuses to change eventhough she mostly uses her cell phone and her internet and land line together are as much as fast access.

Some people have real issues with change I guess.

Alive and kicking, I'm afraid! :(

Where I live, highspeed is just not an option. Seriously! I live 11 miles from what could even be considered a road. No joke! We do not get any tv channels even. 40 something miles from a town even.

Now, I suppose I could pay a ton of money for those terrible satallite providers through Directv (which we have for television) or Dish Network, but its too much money, and from what I hear, frankly not worth it.

This is the only drawback of living here. I absolutely love this place, I love having no neighbors! I love the quiet, and the wildlife, and the fact my chickens and goats and I can be as noisy as we like and no one will ever complain!

Dialup SUCKS! But in the large scale of things, it doesn't compare to the joy of living here. :)

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Originally Posted by Epona142

Alive and kicking, I'm afraid! :(

Where I live, highspeed is just not an option. Seriously! I live 11 miles from what could even be considered a road. No joke! We do not get any tv channels even. 40 something miles from a town even.

Now, I suppose I could pay a ton of money for those terrible satallite providers through Directv (which we have for television) or Dish Network, but its too much money, and from what I hear, frankly not worth it.

This is the only drawback of living here. I absolutely love this place, I love having no neighbors! I love the quiet, and the wildlife, and the fact my chickens and goats and I can be as noisy as we like and no one will ever complain!

Dialup SUCKS! But in the large scale of things, it doesn't compare to the joy of living here. :)

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Don't worry, I don't have TV either! But thats just cause my mom doesn't want to pay for it. Hahah.

I have highspeed wireless.. I really am hating SBC though.

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Originally Posted by Epona142

Alive and kicking, I'm afraid! :(

Where I live, highspeed is just not an option. Seriously! I live 11 miles from what could even be considered a road. No joke! We do not get any tv channels even. 40 something miles from a town even.

Now, I suppose I could pay a ton of money for those terrible satallite providers through Directv (which we have for television) or Dish Network, but its too much money, and from what I hear, frankly not worth it.

This is the only drawback of living here. I absolutely love this place, I love having no neighbors! I love the quiet, and the wildlife, and the fact my chickens and goats and I can be as noisy as we like and no one will ever complain!

Dialup SUCKS! But in the large scale of things, it doesn't compare to the joy of living here. :)

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You need to post some pictures of the place were you live! It sounds awsome!