What is a dial-up connection?
A dial-up connection is the traditional method of accessing the Internet. With a dial-up connection, your computer’s modem dials our modems and establishes and maintains your connection until you disconnect. Dial-up connections are an economical way to access the Internet without making any changes to your existing phone line.
Most residential users use a dial-up connection, also known as narrowband access. This involves using a dial-up modem to dial an ISP via a phone line. The dial-up modem can either be a separate (external modem) device or built into the computer (internal modem). If you only have one telephone number at home, you will not be able to make or receive telephone calls from your phone while using the internet unless you make special arrangements with your telephone company. These arrangements would involve your computer and other additional equipment.
In the Internet world, there are two main types of Internet access connections: dial-up and dedicated. A dial-up connection uses a standard modem to let you “dial-up” to your ISP each time you want to connect to the Internet. At the conclusion of a session, you “disconnect” from the Internet. Dial-up connections are normally 1:1 (one connection per computer), typically over a standard analogue telephone line, and serve the purpose of providing “as needed” Internet access for surfing, email, file transfer, etc. West Australian Networks offers a wide array of benefits with simple, reliable dial-up access to the Net. Depending on your level of Internet usage and speed requirements, a variety of subscription packages are available to meet your needs. As the West Australian Channel Partner for Comindico we can offer via our 01983 number Internet access anytime from any location Australia wide (this includes Tasmania !
