Dial Up Internet

[Nynaeve]

So I was at my grandmother's house for a week and she only had dial up internet. OMG, how awful. I was just wondering how many people know someone who has this (or do themselves at one location).
Also, is there anyone young or lucky enough to never have known dial up internet?
I was 13 when we first got the internet and it was *super fast dial up* back in the early 90's. Post your first internet experience, please!

 

[LegoPirate]

whats dial up?

 

[bittermeat]

I've experienced it, too.
"GET OFF THE *censored.3.0*ING PHONE! I WANT TO PLAY RUNESCAPE."

 

[Phil]

whats dial up?

its an internet service
that need the phone line to connect
but its darn slow
if you connect with the phone you cant call
until disconnect

 

[Nynaeve]

I've experienced it, too.
"GET OFF THE *censored.3.0*ING PHONE! I WANT TO PLAY RUNESCAPE."

LOL for me it was, I WANNA PLAY MYST!!!! It wasn't cool being a girl gamer then

 

[Phil]

I've experienced it, too.
"GET OFF THE *censored.3.0*ING PHONE! I WANT TO PLAY RUNESCAPE."

I've experienced it too

 

[Princess]

oh gawd dial up..

 

[bittermeat]

I've always hated that annoying dialing noise you get. My family used AOL a couple years back.

 

[Nynaeve]

You guys are so lucky, when I was 15 computer games were supposed to be the realm of pimplyfaced boys. Pretty girls just didnt play games as much! *envious*

 

[squishysaar]

lol i know someone who has it now D

 

[ohdangitsgabby]

Dial up killed me. xD
Especially when my mom would be on the phone with family.. talking for hours o.e

 

[Kyle]

AOL... -shudder-
Bzzzzrt zzzt zzzzzzzzzzzz...
That horrible noise when connecting.

 

[ohdangitsgabby]

AOL... -shudder-
Bzzzzrt zzzt zzzzzzzzzzzz...
That horrible noise when connecting.

I know! and it would take sooo long.. o.e
Just wanted to throw it out a window

 

[Nynaeve]

it's worse than the fingernails on blackboard.....but do you guys even know what a slate chalkboard is like?

 

[ohdangitsgabby]

Fingernails on a blackboard.. *shudders*
Yeaah the dial up is more annoying
Uhh i think i know bout teh slate chalkboards o.e

 

[MygL]

Ive never met this, but whenever someone calls I disconnect

 

[lilypad]

I remember dial up! We didn't have it, but my friends did and it would take soo long.

My first internet experience was when I was really young during the mid 90's and we had the HUGE fat gateway computer and I would play reader rabbit and ispy computer games on it. I got so mad because I couldn't find something in ispy that I took out the disk and broke it hahaha.

 

[DirtyD]

When I first got the internet, Dialup was common. But then again that was nearly 16 years ago.

 

[Rockman!]

Dial Up sucks.

I hated it.

 

[Nic]

Yep those days. That AOL noisce that sounds like a phone trying to connect but 100x worse. Dial Up was common for me in the 1996. I just remember the days my family wanted everybody to get off the phone. This year everything has changed.