After decades of connecting US subscribers to its online service and the internet through telephone lines, AOL recently announced it is finally shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, ...

In an era dominated by broadband and wireless cellular networks, it might come as a surprise to many that dial-up internet services still exist in the United States. This persistence is not a mere ...

There are few things less hip than dial-up Internet access. Most folks don't even remember what a dial-up modem sounds (or looks) like. Nevertheless, there are millions of people that use pokey ...

Intel’s “Unwire” ads hawk the appeal of wireless Internet access from anywhere, but try finding a Wi-Fi hotspot for your Centrino laptop. Even in the tech-infested Bay Area,outside of a few hotels and ...

Internet and SMS access in Egypt remained spotty or non-existent Monday. Though one provider appears to be live, those without access to this ISP are reportedly turning to more old-school options – ...

This series explores aspects of America that may soon be just a memory -- some to be missed, some gladly left behind. From the least impactful to the most, here are 25 bits of vanishing America. When ...

i read some of the previous posts on this subject... the basic idea is that i wanna have a user dial in to my network from home.<BR><BR> i know for PC anywhere i have to open two ports in the firewall ...

The nation's two top dial-up Internet providers are jumping into different lifeboats as the broadband Internet wave threatens to sink their leaky business models. It remains unclear whether either ...

don't know what I'm doing so I thought I would stop by here for a reality check.<BR><BR>I have a friend who wants to provide dial-up connection for his office workers to get at an access ...