2006-09-21 00:41:46 · 22 answers · asked by usman t 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Simply put - Broadband isn't available in all areas yet. You may have had it for years, but there are still "black" spots all over the UK.
2006-09-21 00:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by gromitski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone has access to broadband or the money to pay for it. As an example, in rural areas, dial up is all that may exist. Granted there is always the option of satellite broadband, however many people aren't willing to spend the $600 on setup or the $70/month service charge thereafter.
2006-09-21 00:50:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Ken G. Not everyone can afford broadband connections and not everybody requires 24/7 connectivity.
If you are in the situation where your broadband is "capped", you can fall back on dial-up.
It seems though, that the trend is definitely moving to wireless connectivity, which offers an alternative to DSL and dial-up. You have the benefit of an "always on" connection, no ISP fees and you only pay for the actual data sent or received. Though large downloads could be costly, it works for the average Joe, who might only want to check emails etc.
2006-09-21 00:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by Out of Africa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are areas that ISP could not set up High Speed Internet that is because they are too far from the remote terminal to have the speed required for Broadband, so they settle for Dial up.
For most people dial up is slow but to defend it, it's slow if you have few access points/numbers to use, if the modem that you have is built in or needs to be configured, usually users use the built in programs to connect to this type of connection without adjusting the speed to the correct speed, connecting to default speed which is not Ideal, but if they know how to configure this they will have 50 to 54 kbps which is not bad for browsing, though is not good for downloading files- I mean big files to have to have that speed for browsing and you pay less then that is good enough .. unless you play movies. download music then dial up is not a good choice...
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2006-09-21 00:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone (in the UK) has broadband available at their telephone exchange.
Also, not everyone can afford it, nor needs to be connected all the time. What is the point in spending £15 upwards a month to collect a couple of e-mails or small time searching. It costs a fraction to use dial-up for these.
Also, if (as happened to me last month), your BB box goes faulty you can still connect to the internet until the replacement arrives.
Always have a safety net I say!
2006-09-21 00:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by Rachel F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm going to have to think about that.... Okay here are two points... Broadband costs more and, it's not available everywhere (like rural areas). If you're thinking satellite, that's only for people with money. I could not get DSL until recently because the phone company office was too far away. They recently put in extenders.
Hope that answers your goofy question.
2006-09-21 00:53:00 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of people who cannot afford broadband so their only option is dial up.
2006-09-21 00:44:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not everyone is connected to a broadband capable telephone exchange... think carefully about it, if the fone company wont make money from it, then why the hell wud they upgrade the exchange?
unless of course it was law that broadband had to be avalible, it is law in ireland (2 the best of my knoledge however wen they signed this law they forgot to mention ground based cable broadband i.e. the stuff that runs off ur fone line)
so i cud get broadband but it wud b sattalite, which as u may kno is daylight robbery and has limits on it, and for ppl who dont have money to burn sattalite broadband is NOT AN OPTION
2006-09-21 02:52:03 · answer #8 · answered by captainivan118 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is called evolution, and dail up was here before broadband and i am sure you will not throw away you camera because there is a better one the nxt day so, u decide to use the one you have of have access to tilll you want to use broadband so that is the reason dial up is still here. and they are on the shelve and if people prefer it then, it is theirs. well i am sure the government is soon goin to remove it from market.
2006-09-21 00:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by Yeahbabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even broadband networks have problems, or are unavailable while maintenance is done. Having a dial-up connection provides a good, inexpensive back-up.
2006-09-21 00:51:33 · answer #10 · answered by Peter K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to use Dial up at work for one of my banking programmes as it is not supported by broadband. some secure programmes only work on dial up so thats why its still on the go
2006-09-21 00:56:31 · answer #11 · answered by Mas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋