What is Dial-up?
1.
Slow medium for connecting to the Internet, which some people STILL use because:
1. They can't afford broadband (understandable, unlike the following)
2. They don't know about other ways to connect
3. They've been brainwashed into thinking AOL is number one
I'm surprised dial-up isn't free.
2.
an internet connection that doesnt allow the people using it to talk on the phone at the same time, if you call someones house while their on dial-up internet you will recieve a sound so horrid that it will make your ears bleed.
it sounds like a robot being tortured.
Online Conversation:
Pete- Sup dawg?
MikeG- my fucking ears are bleeding!
Pete- Yo dawg that sucks, why they bleedin?
MikeG- because i just tryed to call your house but your pov ass family has dial-up!
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3.
1) Of or relating to a network connection, as to the Internet, which requires that a telephone number be dialed.
2) A temporary, as opposed to dedicated, connection between machines established over a telephone line using modems.
My dial-up connection was interrupted by call waiting.
4.
Dial-up is a generic insult emerging on internet forums, and IRC.
<abc> Dude, I lost my job today!
<xyz> Aw man, that's so freaking dial-up!
<abc> My boss is a freaking dial-up.
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5.
A horrible, extremely slow internet connection. With dial up your phone and computer use the same line.
Dial-Up:
Susie- I tried to call you but the line was busy!
Jane- Sorry, I was on the computer.
Susie- o_O
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6.
Related to the past. Out of style. Something outdated.
I have a VCR at home...That is so dial-up...
Girl, those shoes are so dial-up...
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7.
“ dial-up” (Adj.) as in a dial-up computer connection to indicate a outdated mode, thought, recommendation, or activity?
Person #1: Let’s go drink a beer and hang out at the Mall!
Person #2: Not for me, that is such a dial-up plan.
Passenger Parent: If I have told you once, I have told you a thousand times to drive slower.
Driving Adolescent: If it weren't for the dial-up phrasing, I actually would.
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