He reckons that broadband is not a replacement for dial-up access, but an add-on.
Granted, the monthly amount is roughly what you'd pay for unlimited dial-up access from a major ISP anyway.
The five-year-old firm, a cable-TV operator with about 30, 000 Manila customers, began offering Internet-over-cable in July as an alternative to conventional dial-up access.
In any other business it would be a home run, but the twisted economics of dial-up access have left the New York City telecommunications giant disappointed.
"The action taken today ensures that BT continues to recoup the cost of providing wholesale internet access, and that UK consumers continue to benefit from one of the world's most competitive dial-up internet access markets in the world, " said Oftel director general David Edmonds.
He has one telephone line, which he also uses for dial-up Internet access at 46kbps.
By assigning the creative Smart Effect function to the easy-to-access Quick Dial positioned on the camera's front panel, the photographer can effortlessly add the desired finishing touch to an image, while previewing the effect on the camera's 3 inch LCD display.
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Designed for the creative consumer who seeks stunning images and HD video, the V2 incorporates a myriad of new features aimed at improving the shooting experience, including a new ergonomic grip for familiar handling, a built-in flash and the addition of a Command Mode Dial to provide easy access to features and controls.
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The X-5 lets the user quickly and effortlessly select the desired shooting mode - from a total of 10 modes including the hands-off Auto Picture, Scene, Program, Manual, Landscape, and Handheld Night Snap - with a single turn of the mode dial, without having to access the on-screen menu.
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Web applications are often slow, because most consumers have to gain access to them over dial-up connections.
One is that the bill should clearly exempt broadband access, as well as dial-up service, from tax.
Then you could just lean back and wait for the masses to dial in, sticking them with hourly access charges.
The tradeoff when leveraging cloud computing is control, and you have to dial-in the risk of losing access to your PaaS provider.
Narrowband (dial-up modem) users can access audio content only.
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Power and Associates said that EarthLink ranked at the top or near the top for dial-up and high-speed Internet access, while AOL ranked comparatively low.
With the new top-placed Mode Dial, V2 users will be able to access the camera's Auto Mode as well as full manual controls on the fly.
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Example: access to the Internet in nations without much dial-up or DSL or cable or Wi-Fi.
With easy access to the new top-placed Command Dial, V2 shooters will be able to make camera adjustments quickly and easily, even when framing photos in the camera's 1.4-million-dot electronic viewfinder.
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Right now the company relies on dial-up ISDN and 56K bps modems for most of its Internet access.
Thanks to a dedicated exposure compensation dial, the MX-1 assures user-friendly, direct-access shift of the exposure compensation setting without the need to recall the menu screen.
Verizon initially said in a FAQ that it would slow users' access speed down to 256Kbps, "a little faster than typical dial-up speed" for up to three days - but later deleted the information from its site.
The MEX-BT5000 acts as a hands free kit for any Bluetooth phone (although we're sure they'd prefer if it was one of their own), giving you access to up to 50 of your contacts and six of your speed dial entries through its "high resolution" screen and integrated noise-reducing micophone.
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