AOL and Yahoo! Came of age a decade ago in different corners of the Internet: one as the biggest provider of dial-up access, the other as the leading web directory.

AOL和Yahoo来自十年前不同的领域，一个是最大的拨号接入供应商，另一个是万维网目录的领跑者。

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Many people find the process of starting or joining an online conference frustrating with the various URLs, dial in numbers, and access codes needed.

在尝试开始或加入在线会议的过程中，许多人频频受挫于复杂的URL、数字键入以及必需的访问码。

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Those that do require patience: according to an industry survey, Cuba’s dial-up internet access is the world’s second-slowest, after Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean.

能够上网的人还要有耐心：一份业内研究报告指出，古巴的拨号上网连接是世界上第二慢的，最慢的是印度洋上的法属马约特。

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The tradeoff when leveraging cloud computing is control, and you have to dial-in the risk of losing access to your PaaS provider.

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"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.

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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.

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