| <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { | | | | for around $5 to $25 dollars a month they can |
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| While the average day trader might think it wise | | | | the economy still slumping its shoulders quite |
| to sell off all those old dial-up company shares and | | | | heavily, many families that were on the verge of |
| stocks, the numbers continue to stay quite stable | | | | slipping over the edge and into debt have |
| for many dial-up internet providers. It may appear | | | | managed to stay afloat by cutting costs and |
| that dial-up is a dead technology that fizzled out | | | | switching back to services like dial-up internet at |
| years ago to someone living comfortably in a | | | | home instead of maintaining a high speed internet |
| technologically cushioned urban area, but the truth | | | | connection. Some customers that would have |
| is that many people find need and practicality in a | | | | elected satellite internet broadband 2 or 3 years |
| dial-up connection for a number of reasons. | | | | ago, today would not think twice about renewing |
| Although in generally the projection for dial-up | | | | a dial-up plan. |
| internet companies' success is pointed in a | | | | |
| downward direction, it seems the sharp nosedive | | | | Another offshoot of the cost issue is the |
| these companies were expected to take has | | | | maintenance of multiple internet lines. While a |
| turned into more of a slowly descending ramp. | | | | person might spring for broadband in their main |
| | | | | office or residence, that same person might |
| One of the ways this is happening is by | | | | decide dial-up will do just fine for a vacation home, |
| diversifying. Some dial-up companies are also | | | | a second home, a study or studio, a second |
| offering broadband and keeping revenues up. | | | | apartment, or any other space where only basic |
| Other dial-up companies have been managed by | | | | functions like email and possibly basic browsing are |
| larger media giants, and therefore can afford to | | | | required. Such properties are also far more likely |
| maintain their existing dial-up customer base. | | | | to be located in rural and remote zones where a |
| However, it's not all about gimmick in the | | | | costly satellite internet connection that is only |
| continuing dial-up internet economic arena, it's also | | | | utilized two or three times a year is hardly |
| about a real demand that still exists within many | | | | warranted. The more practical and economical |
| internet subscribing circles. | | | | option is to stay with dial-up service, no matter |
| | | | | how outdated it may be. |
| The primary reason for actively choosing dial-up, | | | | |
| sources say, is the low cost. While some | | | | Today, not many businesses, residences and |
| customers haven't got the option to choose | | | | educational institutes would choose dial-up first for |
| terrestrial broadband providers like DSL and cable, | | | | performance or convenience. Given the |
| due to a rural or remote location, today there are | | | | opportunity most would trade in their dial-up for |
| other options. These users could choose | | | | satellite broadband. However, as the economy |
| alternative services like satellite internet broadband | | | | struggles and prices on dial-up stay low, it will |
| if they were really serious about keeping a high | | | | continue to be a case by case battle of whether |
| speed connection. Instead, they like the fact that | | | | price or convenience wins the day. |