dial-up
Pre-broadband internet access
Dial-up refers to internet access established through a telephone line, where a modem literally dials a phone number to connect.
The technology dominated home internet use in the 1990s before broadband replaced it.
The term now evokes nostalgia or suggests something painfully slow: This Wi-Fi is like dial-up.
As an adjective: dial-up connection, dial-up speeds.
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- ISPWeb access company
- telephone lineWired voice transmission channel
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- 56kLegacy modem bandwidth
baud · PPP · TCP/IP · PSTN · login · password · username · authentication
Early internet provider
- CompuServeEarly commercial online service
- ProdigyExceptionally gifted youth
- NetZeroBalanced emissions target
- EarthLinkTelecommunications and web provider
GeoCities · ICQ · AIM · MSN Messenger · Netscape · AltaVista · Usenet · BBS
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- fax modemDevice transmitting documents telephonically
- phone jackLandline wall socket
- splitterSomething that separates
- serial portSequential bit transmission interface
Temporary data accumulation
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
lag · patience · progress bar · hourglass · spinning · interrupted
Survey without intent
- surfWaves near shore
- emailDigital written communication
- chatroomOnline discussion venue
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
upload · instant message · search · online · offline · session · log on · log off
Replaced by something newer
- outdatedNo longer in use
- legacyWhat's passed down
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- replacedRemoved and substituted
broadband · DSL · cable internet · fiber optic · upgrade · extinction · phase-out
modem
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- ISPWeb access company
- telephone lineWired voice transmission channel
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
56k · baud · PPP · TCP/IP · PSTN · login · password · username · authentication · initialization
AOL
Early internet provider
- CompuServeEarly commercial online service
- ProdigyExceptionally gifted youth
- NetZeroBalanced emissions target
EarthLink · GeoCities · ICQ · AIM · MSN Messenger · Netscape · AltaVista · Usenet · BBS · IRC
modem
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- fax modemDevice transmitting documents telephonically
- phone jackLandline wall socket
- splitterSomething that separates
buffering
Temporary data accumulation
crawling · lag · patience · progress bar · hourglass · spinning · interrupted
screech
High, harsh cry
tone · negotiation · white noise · crackle · buzz · warble · chirp · pulse
browse
Survey without intent
download · upload · instant message · search · online · offline · session · log on · log off · web surfing
superseded
Replaced by something newer
- outdatedNo longer in use
- legacyWhat's passed down
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
replaced · broadband · DSL · cable internet · fiber optic · upgrade · extinction · phase-out
- telephonytelephone, telephone network, call, phone lines, phone booth
- obsolete thingsdodo, dodo bird, passenger pigeon, dinosaurs, mammoth
- outdated thingsflip phones, VHS tapes, fax machines, typewriters, rotary phones
- Telecom Terms3G, 4G, 5G, LTE, GSM
- internet termsinternet, email, URL, router, download
- networksnetwork traffic, network security, MAN, PAN, cloud computing
dial-upbroadband
Fast internet access
high-speed · fiber optic · gigabit · lightning-fast · cable internet
dial-upbroadband
Fast internet access
fiber · always-on · dedicated line · Wi-Fi · ethernet
dial-upcutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
state-of-the-art · fiber optic · next-generation · 5G · next-gen
dial, dials, dialed, dialing, redial, redialed, redials, redialing, dialer