This is the process of setting up a connection through a switched network. It also describes a type of Internet service where you have to connect (like a call) to your ISP for each session.
A type of communication that is established by a switched-circuit connection using the telephone network.
A connection between computers or to the Internet established by dialing a telephone number through a modem Dial Up connections have a maximum speed of 56Kbs and tie up the phone line so you cannot talk on the phone and be on the Internet at the same time. ADSL solves this problem by using filters (usually an additional expense) and has greater speeds. See also : Cable, Broadband
Access to the internet via your browser and a modem which is internal to or external to your computer.
Access a network by dialing a phone number or initiating a computer to dial the number. The dial-up line connects to the network access point via a node or a PAD.
Dialup access is method of connecting your computer to the Internet. This type of access is the slowest ones compared to ISDN, DSL, etc. Also when you are connected to the Internet - your phone line is busy as well.
Dial-up Internet access was the original method of connecting to the Internet for the mass market via connecting by a phone line. Transfer speeds were a maximum of 56k and it was not possible to connect to the Internet and make telephone calls simultaneously.
Connection to the Internet made through a phone call from a computer to an ISP (Internet Service Provider). A slower connection than DSL or Cable means that web sites will load more slowly. Be sensitive about the amount of graphics on your web site to ensure that dial up visitors are not discouraged by slow loading web pages.
A dial-up connection uses a telephone line to connect to the Internet. A modem is used to turn data into audio signals so that it can literally 'dial' the number of your internet service provider (ISP) and communicate with their computers.
to connect to another computer by calling it over the telephone network
The "traditional" way to establish a telephone connection between your computer and your ISP. The adjective dialup describes this type of connection.
Dial-up access refers to Internet access using a telephone line, as opposed to using broadband DSL or cable access. To connect to the Internet, a computer modem will dial up the number assigned to an Internet service provider (ISP). See also DSL.
Connection to the web, usually via modem and phone line
A low-speed internet connection that works via a telephone line. Maximum speeds reach around 47Kbits (5.8Kbytes) per second. Most sites are still designed to meet the specifications of this delivery method.
A connection to the Internet when a computer dials up using a modem and telephone line
connect to the Internet or another computer over an ordinary telephone line.
A term used to refer to slower Internet Access using a phone modem. Usually, the user dials a telephone number and using the computer in order to connect to the Internet. The maximum bandwidth of a dial up connection is 56kbit/s.
Using a modem to connect to the internet via telephone lines.
Connecting to another computer via regular telephone lines.
To use communications software and a modem to call up another computer and connect for a period of time. To access the Internet through dialing up, you can call a service provider directly and access services.
A connection to an ISP over the normal telephone network, using a modem.
The process, equipment, or facilities involved in establishing a temporary connection via the switched telephone network.
Dial up is the term used to describe connection to the Internet using a modem. Since the modem transmits information across a normal telephone line, you actually have to instruct the modem to dial a telephone number to establish a connection. For more information, please see our Dial up Consumer Guide.
Dialup access is a way of connecting a computer to the Internet using a modem and the telephone line. It is rather slow and blocks the telephone line.
'Dialup Access' or a 'Dialup Account' is when a modem is used to gain access to the Internet via a network. This is commonly used to identify the connection of a computer to another using a simple Modem "Dial Up". This is a very common method of computer to computer access. Although this is now being replaced by ISDN and more recently by ADSL.
Using facilities of the PSTN to establish a connection.
A connection to an ISP over the normal public switched telephone network.
a network connection made by placing a call to a telecommunications device that is connected to the Internet or some other service
The process of initiating a switched connection through the network; when used as an adjective, this is a type of communication that is established by a switched-circuit connection.
To call another computer via modem. The term is often lumped together as one word except when used as a verb.