Consider: If I suddenly decide I want to dial you up, I have no way of knowing whether you're busy, and you have no idea why I'm calling.

想想：如果我突然决定给你打电话。我不可能知道你是否方便，而你也不清楚我为什么要打电话给你。

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But even if you follow just these 20 + tips, your pages will load more quickly and your users will be happier-no matter whether they run on dial-up or on a dedicated broadband line.

但是，即使您仅遵循这20多个技巧，您的页面的加载速度也会更快，您的用户也会更惬意——无论他们通过拨号还是专用的宽带上网。

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Roughly half of new subscribers converted from slower-speed, dial-up Internet access while the other half of households had no prior access.

近一半的新用户此前使用的是网速较慢的拨号上网服务，另一半用户之前没有订制网络服务。

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The council said it was "disappointed" to hear that the independent operator could "no longer sustain Dial-a-Ride in Crewe".

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They're always open, with no need to dial up.

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We didn't get so much as a dial tone -- there was no longer a number to reach.

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