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- noun Plural form of
dial-up .
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Examples
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But Baker's digest is exclusive in its insularity: you get rolodex dial-ups from Alan Binder and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, by-the-numbers defenses of the administration from Christina Romer and Tim Geithner, and a re-accounting of the job-switch shuffle through the revolving door.
New York Times Provides The Ultimate Inside-The-Bubble Guide To Economic Crisis Jason Linkins 2011
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On one hand, the pace of technology causes the user to quickly grow weary of slow dial-ups and slow loading web pages, our nervous systems responding to 5 to 10 second pauses with the impatience of drivers stuck behind a red light.
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But Baker's digest is exclusive in its insularity: you get rolodex dial-ups from Alan Binder and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, by-the-numbers defenses of the administration from Christina Romer and Tim Geithner, and a re-accounting of the job-switch shuffle through the revolving door.
New York Times Provides The Ultimate Inside-The-Bubble Guide To Economic Crisis Jason Linkins 2011
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But, as with the dial-ups, the distinctions in and among these offerings will become less interesting.
The Web 2.0 Bubble 2007
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But, as with the dial-ups, the distinctions in and among these offerings will become less interesting.
The Web 2.0 Bubble 2007
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Here is a fun site, full of pictures so for you dial-ups out there, give it a chance to load.
Contents Under Pressure FUZZARELLY 2007
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More than a third of internet households now have a broadband connection and dial-ups are declining more slowly than the increase in broadband connections.
Britain goes digital 2004
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More than a third of internet households now have a broadband connection and dial-ups are declining more slowly than the increase in broadband connections.
Britain goes digital 2004
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High speed connections would help...dial-ups, pack a lunch while you wait for it to load.
Archive 2004-02-15 2004
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High speed connections would help...dial-ups, pack a lunch while you wait for it to load.
Archive 2004-02-15 2004
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