An Internet account that can connect any stand-alone computer directly to the Internet. The account is used by having a software application dial-in to an Internet service provider (ISP). The software connects with the ISP and established TCP/IP link to the Internet that enables your software to access Internet information. The computer that accesses a dial-in connection needs either a modem to connect via a regular phone line or a terminal adapter (TA) to connect via an ISDN phone line.
Often used in the phrase ``dial-in access.'' Normally, a computer is used by someone sitting in front of it, typing on its keyboard and viewing its screen. If the computer has a modem, a user can also use the computer via the modem. This computer then offers dial-in access.
An Internet account that connects a PC directly to the Internet. These accounts use a software application to connect to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and establish a TCP/IP link to the Internet. To access a dial-in connection, a PC needs either a modem to connect via a regular phone line or a terminal adapter (TA) to connect via an ISDN phone line. See Also: Internet, ISDN, Modem, TCP/IP
Where two modems link. Usually this is when you dial an Internet site/service provider. It dials just like a fax machine dials another fax.