At Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:31:25 -0400 "johnwaynecote at gmail.com" <johnwaynecote at gmail.com> wrote: > > Netzero does still exist. > > www.netzero.net/dialup > > The 14.95 package uses all the tricks available for dialup. The tricks only apply to html,text and images so normal surfing. Downloads are still 56k or less. > > personally if I was on dialup I would just switch to a text browser > > Such as lynx with image support. Unfortunately, lots of web sites *require* JavaScript, so lynx is of minimual use... *Some* websites cannot be used at all with a dial up connection -- they don't work with Lynx and are too bandwidth hungry. > > > > Sent from my LG phone > > Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote: > > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > > >At Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:07:24 -0400 Stacy Kontrabecki <swampdancer at comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> > >> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > >> ** If you did, we all thank you. > >> > >> > >> A friend of mine has dial-up internet. He's heard there are internet > >> speed accelerators that quicken his online experience by compressing > >> data and rendering images, etc in lower res. I've never heard of this, > >> but told him I'd ask you what was the best one. > > > >AOL and Netzero used (and others?) to have these features as part of > >their dial-up service, but I don't know if either still even provide > >dial-up access anymore. I don't believe that there ever existed > >anything like a standalone dial-up 'compresser' -- it was always > >through a dialup provider that used a propriatory connection protocol > >(either instead of ppp or over top of ppp) and/or a customized web > >browser (or some combination of the two). I don't know if Netzero even > >still exists and I don't know if AOL still provides dial-up service > >anymore -- many of the old national dial-up providers have moved over > >to providing third-party services over DSL or Cable, etc. and have > >tossed their dial-up hardware (or whatever) out. > > > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > > > >-- > >Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com > >Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ > >() ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail > >/\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > >Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > > >You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > >If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > >page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > >http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments