Dial-up

When people ask me why I am still using dial-up when DSL or Cable is so much faster, I tell them, "Well, I have to get my housework done sometime." And that is closer to the truth than they know. I can fold a whole load of laundry while I wait for my computer to boot up; grab bread from the freezer to thaw for dinner while changing from one website to another; put eggs on to boil; take eggs off the burner; peel eggs; turn eggs into gorgeous deviled eggs for dinner; iron a shirt; sew on a button; vacuum at least one room; etc. All done between carrying on my real life in front of the computer. And you know it is better for your health to get up every 15 or 20 minutes anyway to relieve eye strain and to prevent blood clots from forming. Maybe, someday I'll switch, but if I do, my house will be in shambles and my health will probably deteriorate to where I am nothing but a vegetable sitting in my swivel chair staring mindlessly at the computer screen.

I was on dial up and only went broadband because my parents have Alzheimer's and they couldn't get through on the phone , I would never have believed the difference though , it is simply brilliant , just so much faster xx

dial up is alright if you are close to the phone company or in town, but you couldn't pay me enough to even think of going back to dial up. I do way to much on the internet to go back to that slow speed. I think almost all phone companies now have dsl and it is real reasonable in price.

Does it count that I use dial-up at my parents home in India ? There isn't really any real problem using it, except it is slow (very slow compared to cable/dsl) when it comes to downloading. Any internet connection, serves its purpose really - just depends what you need it for.

i'm using dial up $0.6 for 1 hour

I am also using a dial - up connection. Rather i should say that i am also stucj on Dial-Up connection. The speed factor really gets you on your nerve. Man is it slow or what. I think i would probably be shiftinng it Cable/DSL soon.

I am using dial-up. I am looking online to earn more so I can switch to Dsl or Adsl. It is slow to respond on myLot and big or heavy pictures. It is not O.K for downloading or uploading. When I use the internet, people can't use the fixed phone to call or receive.

I was using dial-up when I got my first used computer from my employer. It was ok while I learned how to navigate around on the internet. Then as I got better at using the computer, I had the need for speed and switched to DSL. I'll never go back to a dial-up system. I just don't have the patience for it.

yes, I am still using dial up. Right now, I don't believe I can afford DSL although I am looking into it. I had tried to get it added to my cable service, but they were having so many service problems I ended up quitting cable tv...now I spend more time on internet and myLot!

I use cable. i need it for some of the programs I use. like cha cha. I do pay around 40 bucks a month for it. but to me its worth it. I used to use dial up when i first got on line and some times when my cable goes out, I have a program that i can use for free for up to ten hours. That is dial up. I don't care for slower connections though.

I was using dial-up until about six months ago because my computer was so OLD that it didn't support the software to drive a broadband connection. I really didn't have much trouble with it except when my friends would send me links to videos online, and things like that. I guess it never really bothered me since I mostly use the web either for email, or (because I am a writer) the sites I tend to visit are "text intensive" rather than "graphics intensive."

I have cable and I love it.We started out with dial up and it was way to slow.I use my computer alot especially fpr my Avon business and I could not wait for it to log on.I would never go back to dial up.

I am still on dial up. I just dont want to (and can't afford to) spend the money on getting highspeed. I do wish I could get it though. I don't like waiting for the pages to load. Aside from the money, I dread having to hook up anything new. It just seems whenever you hook up something new, you run into some kind of problem, or you have to relearn something.

I have DSL, but last week it was down for a couple of days. I had to use dial-up then, and I didn't realize how spoiled I was by DSL's faster speed. I remember becoming impatient and saying "Come on!" to the computer when a page took longer to load (even after only 20 seconds!) I also have a portable WiFi signal finder/antenna which I use when away from home. The signal occasionally drops out, but for the most part I love it.

I used to have dia-up connection but I let go of the service because it is very frustrating to wait and wait for even ordinary websites to download. Now I am using a much faster broadband and I am already satisfied with this service. It's good thing to know you are still satisfied with the dial-up.

I have dial up and connect at about 26.4 kbs generally. I do get frustrated with it. especially waiting for the mylot pages to load. the dial up in this area runs from $16 to $20 a month. there is no high speed available so they have not had to answer to competitions.

No, I don't use dial up. However, my in-laws do and they don't have many problems with it other than it is a little slow. I have DSL through the cable company, but I do seem to have several problems with it lately and have thought about changing companies.

yes, i am also using dial up connection and i don't have any problems using it and i am also not downloading anything from it nowadays, i used to download and i was also satisfied at that time. internet charges for me are about 6$ per month.