temporarily connecting a computer to a network or server, usually using a modem sending data over ordinary phone lines.
A network connection where one computer dials up another over a telephone line. Slower than a direct connection.
A connection made over an ordinary telephone line between a computer (via its modem)
A connection between two machines through a phone line.
A connection to the Internet using a modem and telephone line.
Dial-up pertains to a telephone connection between a desktop computer and a server linked to the Internet (usually via an ISP). A dial-up connection is established and maintained for a limited duration, usually to send/receive email or to access the World Wide Web. A dial-up connection can be initiated manually or automatically by your computer's modem or other device.
The current way that most modems access the Internet on which you usually pay call charges at a local call rate for the time spent on the web
The most popular form of Internet connection for a home user, this connection is made from your desktop computer to the host/server computer over standard telephone lines.
A type of data connection that is made by using a modem to connect to the public telephone network, to connect to the Internet, for example. Because dial-up access uses normal telephone lines, the quality of the connection is not always good and data rates are limited.
A connection from your computer to an Internet-connected computer over standard phone lines, using a modem. Dial-up connection types include shell accounts (dialing into a UNIX host) and SLIP and PPP type connections.
A connection to the Internet through a phone line and modem.
A connection to the Internet that requires dialing a telephone number via modem.
a connection from a computer to a server over standard telephone lines, establishing a direct connection to the Internet
a good example of a slow connection
a modem link that is established by dialing a telephone number
an Internet access method that uses modem and a telephone line to connect to the Internet
an internet link between your computer and your ISP (BigPond, for example) that is made using a standard telephone line
The connection from your computer to a host Internet computer over the phone lines, in which all operations you perform are actually performed on the host computer. Recent developments by advanced communications companies such as Excalibur Communications, with it's client/server BBS/Internet software, has implemented the concept of the client side containing images and fonts that are used by the host to display on the client monitor. This, and other advances, greatly increases the speed of interchange between the two computers with highly advanced graphics whether connected via a dial-up connection to a telephone number or a "dial-up" of the host IP address through the Internet.
A connection at up to 56K bps to the Internet via a telephone line using a modem. This term does not refer to a DSL connection, which also uses a phone line.
Connection to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) over a normal telephone line using a modem. Line is used for either voice or data but cannot be used at the same time.
A type of Internet connection in which the PC or other device must dial up and connect to a service provider's computer via telephone lines before being connected to the Internet.
A connection from your computer to a host computer such as RICS Online over standard telephone lines.
The most popular form of Net connection for the home user, this is a connection from your computer to a host computer over standard telephone lines.
A telephone connection establishing a temporary connection to a network using a modem.
The process where a computer uses a modem to access the Internet via a standard telephone line.
Your link to the Internet via your telephone.
Method of connecting a computer to the Internet via a standard telephone line.
Connecting to an Internet service provider through a modem and telephone line.
Connecting to the Internet using a modem and a phone line.
a temporary connection between two computers via a telephone line.
One computer connected to another utilising a telephone connection and a modem.
Access to the Internet via a phone line and a modem.
A dial-up connection uses a modem (or sometimes an ISDN terminal adaptor) to connect to an ISP. Usually these connections are quite slow and only open while the user is actually online.
This is a type of account available for connecting to the Internet. With a dial-up account, you have a login name and a password that lets you access some parts of a computer system. A dial-up account through an Internet service provider allows you to use your modem to make a connection to your provider's system. Once you have dialed your provider's local number and are connected, the provider then connects you directly to the Internet, where you can run any Internet navigation software (like a web browser), just as you would if you had a direct connection to the Internet. Different types of dial-up accounts are available. A SLIP or PPP account allows you to navigate the World Wide Web directly from your Windows or Macintosh operating system. A UNIX shell account allows you to use UNIX commands on your service provider's system. Source: Learn the Net Glossary
The most popular form of Internet connection for home users in the UK connects you to the Internet using a regular telephone line.
This is a standard way of connecting to the Internet temporarily. Using a modem and special dial-in software ( such as Trumpet Winsock ),your computer establishes a connection with a remote server which itself is permanently connected to the Net. You only connect when you dial-in and hang up after use.
This is when you connect to AT&T Yahoo! Internet via a modem and the public telephone network. Unless you have AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet, you have a dial-up connection to AT&T Yahoo! Right now the fastest speed possible with a regular dial-up connection is 56 Kbps.
A dial-up connection refers to a telephone connection in a system of numerous lines, shared by many users. The connection is of limited time duration and is terminated by the user.
A dial-up connection is a temporary connection between two computers by means of a telephone line using a modem. This is the most common method used to gain access to the Internet.
The connection from your computer to a host Internet computer over a telephone line with a modem, in which all operations you perform are actually performed on the host computer.
Accessing a network or the internet through a modem attached to a standard phone line.
Describing the process of, or the equipment or facilities involved in, establishing a temporary connection via the switched telephone network.
A data communication link that is established when the communication equipment dials a phone number and negotiates a connection with the equipment on the other end of the link.
A widely-used method of connecting to the Internet. A dial-up connection uses regular phone lines to connect one computer to another via modem.
A connection that uses a phone line to establish a temporary Internet connection.
This is a connection from your computer to a host computer, for example to browse the Internet, over standard telephone lines.
A connection to the Internet via an analog modem over regular phone lines. Analog modems can typically connect at speeds of up to 56Kbps.
A temporary, as opposed to dedicated, connection between machines established over a standard phone line.
A connection between a remote computer and a server, established using software, a modem, and a telephone line.
A connection to the Internet via phone and modem. Connection types include PPP and SLIP.
In web terms: A connection to Internet via telephone and modem.
The connection to your network if you are using a device that uses the telephone network. This includes modems with a standard phone line, ISDN cards with high-speed ISDN lines, or X.25 networks. If you are a typical user, you may have one or two dial-up connections, for example, to the Internet and to your corporate network. In a more complex server situation, multiple network modem connections might be used to implement advanced routing. See also: Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); modem (modulator/demodulator)
The action of using a telephone and modem to connect to a remote computer. Dial-up connections are slow compared with direct connections, or ISDN.