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Dial-up still popular [telecom]

Lightning speed Internet is the wave of the future. But in a recession, good old dial-up service might get a longer look. Now Internet providers that have seen their dial-up customer base whittled over the past decade see an opportunity to stay in the game by offering the budget-conscious a cheaper option.

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In some cases dial-up could be more expensive than say DSL. A separate phone line for the computer may cost more than a DSL line.

Many areas do not have broadband access at all and dial-up is the only option.

Dial-up works fine for text-based websites. such as Usenet, or websites that are light on pictures and fancy stuff. But more sophisticated websites, that are slow to load on broadband access, are too bloated to use with dial-up. Unfortunately web designers seem intent on using the latest Java/Flash techniques and bells and whistles, which add deadweight, but not content. For some reason, TV channel websites are very badly bloated and hard to use.