discuss Do Any of you remember dialup?

[Shawn]

When I first got online, we only had dialup and for a while, that was it,

DSL came out after that I think, and it was good until it wasn't good. Cable internet was pretty much what you wanted but at first it was super expensive.

A lot of you probably never had to experience dialup.

I remember having it disconnect every time the phone rang LOL

 

[Cpvr]

I remember dial up and actually built my first website while using dial up in the early 2000’s.
It was a pain in the ass.

I also worked on an online game during this period.

I don’t miss it one bit.

 

[ActionAce]

Good old dial up! Hearing the modem connect, waiting for pages to slowly load, and losing the Internet connection every time someone called the house is unforgettable.

But as frustrating as it could be at times, the feeling of being online and exploring new realms was exhilarating. I still remember my first DSL connection, followed by a cable, and how much like an entirely new world it felt at the time.

 

[Harsh World]

When I first got online, we only had dialup and for a while, that was it,

We were one of the last towns to receive DSL, and even then, it was slow. Before that, we "had" 56k, but it would only really give us 36K (after updating from a 28K to a 56K modem) because of the outdated phone lines.

We got satellite Internet through DirecTV before DSL came to town. However, I didn't quite know about latency at the time, so I couldn't factor that into the decision to get it, with the accompanying contract with a hefty cancelation fee. So, for a year, my latency was like 400-500 in FPS (Counter-Strike), which was only okay in certain circumstances like sniping, for as long as you knew the player was camping and not moving, but if you ran into a knife melee, you were finished before you realized it.

I could live with the 400MB/4 hour download limit that satellite internet had, but the latency was terrible for gaming. So, I'm glad I finally got DSL when it was available to enjoy some FPS games as intended.

 

[Shawn]

I live out in the country.

I have one internet option at the moment. I pay around $120 a month for about 20mbps Download and 5mbps Upload speeds on average.

Sometimes uploading a 10 minutes 4k video takes a few hours, sometimes it takes a few days.

But I have no other option and I have no interest in moving!

 

[Harsh World]

I live out in the country.

The odd thing was is that I lived on a state highway that was a direct route from one county office (in the county that I lived in) to another county office, in which that county houses multiple military installations. You would think that they would prioritize a line from A to C, with me being in the middle, but it took so long, so that if anything ever happened, the news could spread much faster.

 

[Shawn]

The odd thing was is that I lived on a state highway that was a direct route from one county office (in the county that I lived in) to another county office, in which that county houses multiple military installations. You would think that they would prioritize a line from A to C, with me being in the middle, but it took so long, so that if anything ever happened, the news could spread much faster.

I'm so out there that I don't wash my truck because of all the dirt and gravel roads LOL.

 

[lens]

The internet disconnecting was the worst. And I don't want to even get started on how horrible it was to wait for ages to get a picture loaded on to the screen.

We managed with what we had then, though it's just amazing how far technology has come since then. I'm glad to have the high-speed internet now, but it’s fun to remember the early days of it all over again.

 

[Yama]

The first time I started using internet was in 2001 and it was a dial up. By 2004, broadbad was available in the city where I lived. But I had to use dial up until 2008 whenever I traveled to smaller towns.

 

[Shortie]

I remember the dial up days very well. I always remember I was allowed my first PC in my room when I had turned 13 years old and at the time, we only had dial up connection. I always remember the sound when you were connecting and the slow speeds and loading of pages, that dreaded losing connection if someone called and you got kicked off.

When I finally heard about broadband I told my dad about it and we upgraded as soon as possible, very glad we do not rely on dial up now.

 

[Ashake]

I remember dial up and actually built my first website while using dial up in the early 2000’s.
It was a pain in the ass.

It must have been quite difficult to create websites with dial-up internet service in those days. Building a website with dial-up requires substantial patience. I also experience dial-up connection in the late 90s and it was so difficult to manage for everyone. Did you use any particular software for creating your site?

Good old dial up! Hearing the modem connect, waiting for pages to slowly load, and losing the Internet connection every time someone called the house is unforgettable.

The thrill of finding new internet communities and websites during that era had no match. Being part of an exclusive community gave me a similar feeling.

The internet disconnecting was the worst. And I don't want to even get started on how horrible it was to wait for ages to get a picture loaded on to the screen.

Your memory truly triggers nostalgia about the past moments. The image loading during those days seemed like an absolute nightmare. Music downloads become practically impossible to accomplish. Waiting seemed like an eternal experience. Have you ever used dial-up accelerators to enhance your connection speed?

 

[freelancermaria]

We used dial-up before, and it was pretty expensive. However, we had no choice but to get it so we could do some research and complete our assignments and projects at school.