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Welcome to the Dial Up Place.

We are here to help out with all your dial up related questions. In today’s world of broadband-centric advertising and technical support, it is easy for those of us that use dial up internet to be left out of the mix. To see a brief review of several companies, click on the link to the left.




Why Dial Up?

In most cases, dial up is still the best value. If you do not intend to use the internet except for anything beyond e-mail and general surfing, paying for broadband access can be waste of money. Also, it is an affordable back-up in case your broadband connection goes down and you need to have access to the internet. Many rural locations are still overlooked by providers of broadband connections and so rural America has been generally forgotten when it comes to talking about internet users.

Pricing:

Some Dial up internet providers are still charging upwards of $20.00 for monthly service. This is much more than one should be paying for dial up. It is easy to find Cheap Dial Up Internet Providers starting as low as $5-$7 per month, with and without contracts, respectively. With a hispeed accelerator, prices are closer to $10 per month. Services that charge more are often including extras that can have the effect of slowing down your surfing experience.

Broadband prices can start as low as $15.00 per month, but these are usually very slow DSL connections. Faster broadband connections are available for around $40-$50 per month.

Dial Up Accelerators vs. Broadband:

Dial up internet providers often include the option of an accelerator program. It will often be called Hispeed or some variation on that name. This name is not meant to trick you into signing up for dial up when you think you're getting broadband, but it can be easy to make the mistake. Hispeed dial up is not equal to DSL and cable connections. The accelerator programs will compress images and text as well as cache (store) pages so that your browsing experience is much more efficient. Downloading and uploading speeds will remain the same. Broadband connections, on the other hand, will download and upload content faster than dial up, because the actual connection speed is faster.

Availability:

Dial up internet is still available to more Americans than cable and DSL connections. This is likely to change in the future, but right now dial up remains one of the only options for Americans living in rural areas.
We believe that dial up internet is still a viable option for many people. Do you need all the extra speed that you’ll be paying for with broadband? This is an important question to ask yourself before you sign up with an internet provider. We want you to make the best, most-informed choice you can.
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