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The term "dial up" is correct and usable in written English.
It is commonly used to refer to a type of internet connection established by a modem over a telephone line. For example, "My family's internet connection was dial up until we switched to a broadband connection a few years ago."
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dial up
verb
To telephone, to call on the telephone
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Each page will dial up in turn.
They'll dial down one ingredient but dial up the others.
But don't try to dial up pornography.
They're always open, with no need to dial up.
I remember dial up.
You probably have dial up.
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Technology: Dial-Up Service?
The dial-up modem?
It was dial-up.
Better than a dial-up?
Dial-up speeds were achingly slow.
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