But before long, dial-up users will have something to brag about as a new modem standard promises faster speeds and enhanced features that may make some think twice about switching to cable modem or a digital subscriber line service.
The model predicted that the largest effects on driver performance arose for dialing methods with high visual demand rather than methods with long dialing times.
Use of the GSM and NMT450 network was insufficient because of lack of capacity in the conventional network in case of larger amounts of communication, lack of ability of group conversations, lack of priority systems and long dial-up times.
"The time-travel scenes were hard to buy, and I felt grateful I had the chance to say so," said Holly Ng, 33, as she held up her gray four-inch-long dial.
How do girls with long fingernails dial on their cellphones?
If you're out and about and you spot a bird you don't know, it won't take long to dial through the various menus and find out what it is.
These clunky devices only performed analog voice calls and everyone avoided long distance dialing because of its outrageous expense.
He and his staff developed the engineering-support system that made direct long-distance dialing possible.
Its long-declining dial-up Internet service revenue fell 28 percent, to $282.7 million, while its advertising revenue fell 19 percent, to $354.3 million.
Making calls from space, the ultimate in long-distance dialing, is easier than it has ever been, with direct calls possible whenever certain microwave radio signals are available to the station, so astronauts need not be isolated in times of crisis.
A classic example is looking up a phone number and remembering it long enough to dial.
