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minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoMy grandparents still had dial-up in 2016.
minus-squarerobocall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoWhat made them decide to quit dial up?
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThe company that provided service finally had a DSL option at their location. Though 2mbps/.5mbps wasn’t much of an upgrade over duplexed 56k in modern Internet terms especially since they were the furthest house from the node.
My grandparents still had dial-up in 2016.
What made them decide to quit dial up?
They died
The company that provided service finally had a DSL option at their location. Though 2mbps/.5mbps wasn’t much of an upgrade over duplexed 56k in modern Internet terms especially since they were the furthest house from the node.