Remember dial-up Internet? That often-slow, noisy-buzz login? The slow download times? The searching for a local dial-up number compatible with your ISP?
Well, in today's tough U.S. Economy, some cost-conscious Internet users, lured by potential online savings as much as $300/year, are finding their way back to the once-outmoded technology.
As reported by Etan Horowitz in last Friday's Chicago Tribune, dial-up, long left as a dying service, many are taking a second look at less-costly Dial-Up Internet Service. Some providers, including United Online, the company that owns NetZero and Juno ISP's, charge only $9.95 monthly for the service - far lower than the $40-or-greater fee many high-speed Broadband providers charge.
Who is switching back? Although there is no scientific data yet available, many just using the Internet to check their email and do less bandwidth-intensive web surfing are downgrading to save monthly fee. Many may be older, and have not yet, or will not ever, catch on to cutting-edge current Internet uses, such as audio and video downloads, or heavy social networking on such popular websites as Facebook and Twitter.
And will the switch back be long-lived? Many say no, as broadband rates become more and more competitive.
But for now - dial-up has yet to completely die, and does attract its own - frugal - loyalists!
Would you take the downgrade to save? Please share!
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