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NEWS ABOUT: dial-up Internet

dial-up Internet stories: 3 news summaries

Dial-Up Hold-Outs: Some
Just Don't Want Broadband

They're turned off by high prices or just not interested, study shows

Jul 3, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dial-up Internet users might not want broadband—or at least not want it enough to pay for it. That’s the word from a new study that finds high prices and a lack of interest are bigger factors than lack of access for most dial-up holdouts. The story is... More »

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broadband Internet • Internet access • dial-up Internet

Late Adopters Send Message to Tech Industry

Using their Netscape browser over a dial-up AOL connection

Mar 12, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Netscape Navigator is still the browser of choice for 0.14% of Internet users, which doesn’t sound like a lot, until you realize that’s over a million people. They, and other late adopters like them, are becoming a rare breed in today’s world of automatic updates, but... More »

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technology • AOL • innovation • Netscape • dial-up Internet • upgrades

As AOL Looks for Answers, Time Warner Hopes for Deal

The parent of the struggling Internet giant says AOL needs a partner

Mar 12, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - AOL’s efforts at launching an Internet ad-sales business—dubbed Platform A—continue to stumble, the New York Times reports. Parent Time Warner Monday fired another exec and yesterday said it’s willing to combine AOL with another company to jump-start the moribund division it’s already spent $1 billion... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • Time Warner • AOL • Microsoft • Jeffrey Bewkes • advertising sales • Platform A • dial-up Internet • spinoff

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