Dial Up

Internet yearning in Western Mass. hills - The Boston Globe Not only is their home dial-up service painfully slow, they said, it crashes often, is interrupted by incoming faxes or phone calls, and does not allow . Comcast Corp. say they cannot make money on high-speed service in the two . Others have given up on e-mail, settling for express mail. 'We have the . Comcast, the state's leading cable TV provider, offers high-speed Internet . are teaming up to install pricey high-speed T1 phone lines, at a shared cost .

Upgrading Your Internet Speed Making the Move from Dial-Up to . . but problems with the router were preventing others on the network from . Phone, cable TV, and DSL, all from the same company is another logical . If your dial-up connection to the Internet is connected, right click your dial-up Internet connection and choose Disconnect. Don't delete the dial-up . Before setting up your router, always start with a healthy and functional . It's fast, and he got a package deal because he also had a digital phone and .

The 3 megabit service will download websites, music, video clips, and other Net content at speeds 70 to 100 times faster than a conventional dial-up . Comcast's move exemplifies a recent trend of cable companies moving to compete with phone companies by boosting services. While phone giants such as . Comcast said its more than 450,000 broadband Net customers in New England . Comcast boosts Net access speed. Seeks edge in war with phone giants. By . Boston.com Business Comcast boosts Net access speed