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Dial Up Modem Internet
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Can anyone remember when the internet was first accessible to the masses and we had squeaky, squealy slow dial up connection? I used AOL which installed from a free cd.
I would like to know when this was and how much I probably paid a month. I'm thinking it was probably 1993 but I'd like it confirmed
I would like to know when this was and how much I probably paid a month. I'm thinking it was probably 1993 but I'd like it confirmed
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.// Dial-up Internet access was first introduced in the UK by Pipex in March 1992, having been established during 1990 as the UK's first commercial Internet provider. By November 1993 Pipex provided Internet service to 150 customer sites. One of its first customers was Demon Internet which popularised dial up modem-based internet access in the UK. Other commercial Internet service providers, and web-hosting companies aimed at small businesses and individuals, developed in the 1990s. By May 1998 Demon Internet had 180,000 subscribers. //
So I was right about the date. My PC was running Windows 3.1. I'm sure I paid a monthly fee and it didn't affect my phone bill. I can't remember if it was £18 a month.
Before that I had a strange device that connected to my tv and sent emails. Can't remember what that was called, either. It definitely was not that Amstrad phone emailer
Before that I had a strange device that connected to my tv and sent emails. Can't remember what that was called, either. It definitely was not that Amstrad phone emailer
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