What does Dial Up mean?
Dialup modems are modems that utilize traditional copper phone lines to transmit analog signals. the term dialup however usually refers to a way of connecting a computer to the Internet using a modem and a telephone line. Your modem, which is installed in your computer, uses your phone line to dial an ISP’s (Internet Service Provider’s) node to establish a modem to modem link which is then routed to the internet. When using a dialup connection to access the internet all outgoing and incoming telephone calls on that line are blocked.
Dialup modems are modems that utilize traditional copper phone lines to transmit analog signals. the term dialup however usually refers to a way of connecting a computer to the Internet using a modem and a telephone line. Your modem, which is installed in your computer, uses your phone line to dial an ISP’s (Internet Service Provider’s) node to establish a modem to modem link which is then routed to the internet. When using a dialup connection to access the internet all outgoing and incoming telephone calls on that line are blocked.
