If you are new to AOL, give it a chance to get all the pages you normally visit cached. That will help.
But, at the end of the day, it is dial-up. The web used to be optimized for slower connections, but it no longer is since most people are on broadband.
Fastfreedial up takes just a few minutes to set up and anyone can use it as long as there is a local access number. You have to manually know how to configure it in the Networking panel or if I remember windows correctly, you go to Internet options to type the number in manually then type dial up account, something general or whatever you want to call it
I think this non-profit organization offers numbers all over the US. Don't put in a password, it is not needed. Once in a while it can be real slow but so far so good
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Dial up can only be so fast. The problem is with the web pages. They are not light anymore. Even 5 or 6 years ago you could get by ok with dial up not too bad. Now they are just so heavy in size and graphics that dial up is painful
But the important thing to remember is that fast dial up is a myth. It can only be so fast. And it will still load those heavy pages forever
i think dial up still has some use but it all depends on how you use the service. if you plan to use dial up to bid, sell, or post items then of course it's going take a considerable time. as files gets bigger and bigger dial up speed will keep gettin slower. now, if you're using dial up to gain access to suspended account while waiting for the 180 day to be lifted on pp, then this isn't a bad choice. do remember that there are free dialup service out there.
By free do you mean you pay nothing whatsoever?. The Dialup i've always used in the uk has an 0845 prefix which is a local rate call, but is not free, unless you are on a special package.
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